<p>The left-handed Elwin had Vijay in all sorts of trouble before the top seed brought all his back-court skills to the fore to register a 7-5, 7-5 win. Former Davis Cupper Vijay Kannan, too, made it to the last-four stage with a straight-set victory against fifth-seed Ajai Selvaraj. <br /><br />In the women's section, Seeulee Upadhyaya kept her winning run intact to set up her maiden AITA women's semifinal against Parija Maloo. The Orissa girl upset Tamil Nadu’s fourth-seeded Sindhu Nila Partheepan 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.<br /><br />Isha Lakhani and Archana Venkatraman, meanwhile, clinched the women’s doubles title beating the inexperienced Shalaka Uddur and Sowjanya Bevisetti 6-2, 6-2.<br />Elwin Anthony and Sharon Paul combined to march into the mixed doubles final with a win over Sagar Ahuja and Sowmya Pulumati 9-2<br /><br /><br />Results (men’s singles quarterfinal, prefix denotes seeding): 1-Vijay Sundar Prasanth (TN) bt Elwin Antony (TN) 7-5, 7-5; 7-Vinod Sridhar (TN) bt Neeraj Elangovan (TN) 6-4, 6-3; Vijay Kannan (TN) bt 5-Ajai Selvaraj (TN) 6-4, 6-2; 2-Mithun Murali (TN) bt 6-Shahbaaz Khan (Mah) 6-2, 6-3. <br /><br />Doubles (semifinals): Aditya Tewari (MP)/ Kunal Anand (Del) bt Ajay Selvaraj (TN) / Vinod Sridhar(TN) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8; 1-Mithun Murali/ Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt 3-Chandril Sood/ Lakshit Sood 7-6 (7-0), 5-7, 10-6.<br /><br />Women’s singles quarterfinals: Isha Lakhani bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (AP) 6-0, 7-5; Parija Maloo (Mah) bt Archana Venkatraman (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Seeulee Upadhyaya (Ori) bt 4-Sindhu Nila Partheepan (TN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; Sharon Paul (TN) bt 7-Sushma Gutta (AP) 3-1 (conceded).<br /><br />Doubles final: Isha Lakhani/ Archana Venkatraman (Kar) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (AP) / Shalaka M Uddur (Kar) 6-2, 6-2. <br /><br />Mixed doubles semifinals: Elwin Antony/ Sharon Paul bt Sagar Ahuja/Sowmya Pulumati 9-2; Sagar Manjanna/Parija Maloo bt Sowjanya Bavisetti/ Arvind Bestha 9-3.</p>
<p>The left-handed Elwin had Vijay in all sorts of trouble before the top seed brought all his back-court skills to the fore to register a 7-5, 7-5 win. Former Davis Cupper Vijay Kannan, too, made it to the last-four stage with a straight-set victory against fifth-seed Ajai Selvaraj. <br /><br />In the women's section, Seeulee Upadhyaya kept her winning run intact to set up her maiden AITA women's semifinal against Parija Maloo. The Orissa girl upset Tamil Nadu’s fourth-seeded Sindhu Nila Partheepan 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.<br /><br />Isha Lakhani and Archana Venkatraman, meanwhile, clinched the women’s doubles title beating the inexperienced Shalaka Uddur and Sowjanya Bevisetti 6-2, 6-2.<br />Elwin Anthony and Sharon Paul combined to march into the mixed doubles final with a win over Sagar Ahuja and Sowmya Pulumati 9-2<br /><br /><br />Results (men’s singles quarterfinal, prefix denotes seeding): 1-Vijay Sundar Prasanth (TN) bt Elwin Antony (TN) 7-5, 7-5; 7-Vinod Sridhar (TN) bt Neeraj Elangovan (TN) 6-4, 6-3; Vijay Kannan (TN) bt 5-Ajai Selvaraj (TN) 6-4, 6-2; 2-Mithun Murali (TN) bt 6-Shahbaaz Khan (Mah) 6-2, 6-3. <br /><br />Doubles (semifinals): Aditya Tewari (MP)/ Kunal Anand (Del) bt Ajay Selvaraj (TN) / Vinod Sridhar(TN) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8; 1-Mithun Murali/ Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt 3-Chandril Sood/ Lakshit Sood 7-6 (7-0), 5-7, 10-6.<br /><br />Women’s singles quarterfinals: Isha Lakhani bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (AP) 6-0, 7-5; Parija Maloo (Mah) bt Archana Venkatraman (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Seeulee Upadhyaya (Ori) bt 4-Sindhu Nila Partheepan (TN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; Sharon Paul (TN) bt 7-Sushma Gutta (AP) 3-1 (conceded).<br /><br />Doubles final: Isha Lakhani/ Archana Venkatraman (Kar) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (AP) / Shalaka M Uddur (Kar) 6-2, 6-2. <br /><br />Mixed doubles semifinals: Elwin Antony/ Sharon Paul bt Sagar Ahuja/Sowmya Pulumati 9-2; Sagar Manjanna/Parija Maloo bt Sowjanya Bavisetti/ Arvind Bestha 9-3.</p>
