Anna ousts Uma Shankar to advance into last four

Shikha N Singh, the third seed, also bit the dust, losing 3-6, 2-6 to fourth-seeded Preethi S B.

In the boys’ under-16 quarterfinals, Vibhu Varsh T knocked out third-seeded Vasudev Vijay Raman 7-6, 7-5 to move into the semifinals.

It was hard work for Naesar J in the boys’ under-16 last eight match. Naesar had to dig deep before prevailing over Samyukht Balaji 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to progress to the semifinals.
However, there was no such qualms for Alok Aradhya, who outplayed Prajwal N 6-0, 6-0.
Results (quarterfinals):

Boys U-16: Antony Savio bt Kartik 6-0, 6-0; Vibhu Varsh T bt Vasudev Vijay Raman 7-6 (6), 7-5; Naesar J bt Samyukht Balaji 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; Alok Aradhya bt Prajwal N 6-0, 6-0.
U-14: Karthik S bt H Varsh 6-2, 6-0; Samyukht B Chiranthan 6-2, 6-2; Arjun M bt Arjun Muralidhar 6-3, 6-2; Vasudev V R bt Sura Prasad 6-3, 6-0.

Girls U-16: Tanya Singh bt Prajna Nagaraj 6-2, 6-1; Anna Nelson bt Nupur Uma Shankar 6-1, 6-0; Preethi S B bt Shikha N Singh 6-3, 6-2;

U-14: Preethi B w/o Ashika D Urs; Shivani M bt Gopika Madhu 6-4, 7-5; Shikha N Singh bt Sanskriti Ranjan 6-1, 6-3; Dhwani Kumar bt Lashmi Nikita 7-5, 6-1.