Druthi eases her way to title; Niranjan sparkles

Druthi, who has been in brilliant form right through the tournament, scored a commanding 6-4, 6-3 win against State-mate Preethi Gokhale in the summit clash. Nayanika Reddy claimed the under-16 girls’ title with a 6-0, 6-0 thumping of Moulika B Ram.

In the boys’ under-18 final, Tamil Nadu’s Niranjan Ram scored a clinical 6-1, 6-2 win over Punjab’s Aayush Mintri while Karnataka’s Suraj Prabodh eased past Tamil Nadu’s Siddarth S Reddy 6-1, 6-2 for under-16 crown.

There was more good news for Druthi as she she paired up with Roma Chandiran to oust Varunya Chandrashekar and Preethi Gokhale 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the title in the under-18 doubles category.

Results (all finals): Boys, under-18: Niranjan Ram (TN) bt Aayush Mintri (Pun) 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles: Jude Raymond/ Tushar Madlekar bt Antony Savio/ Harsha Manjunath 7-6 (12-10), 6-4.
Under-16: Suraj Prabodh (Kar) bt Siddarth S Reddy (TN) 6-1, 6-3.
Girls, under-18: Druthi T Venugopal (Kar) bt Preethi Gokjhale (Kar) 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles: Druthi T Venugopal/ Roma Chandiran bt Varunya Chandrashekar/ Preethi Gokhale 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Under-16: Nayanika Reddy (AP) bt Moulika B Ram (AP) 6-0, 6-0.