<p>Second-seeded Indian Poojashree Venkatesh eked out a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over compatriot Isha Lakani to set up a title showdown with top-seeded Briton Emily-Webley Smith, who outlasted Slovakian Dalila Jakupovic, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2, at the $ 10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation(ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here on Friday.<br /><br />Earlier, Poojashree teamed up with Sanaa Bhambri to clinch the doubles title, beating Nova Patel and Rishika Sunkara 6-2, 6-1. <br /><br />Lakhani, 24, who had beaten Poojashree in the 2007 Aurangabad ITF tournament, was error-prone on the day that made things tough for her.</p>
<p>Second-seeded Indian Poojashree Venkatesh eked out a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over compatriot Isha Lakani to set up a title showdown with top-seeded Briton Emily-Webley Smith, who outlasted Slovakian Dalila Jakupovic, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2, at the $ 10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation(ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here on Friday.<br /><br />Earlier, Poojashree teamed up with Sanaa Bhambri to clinch the doubles title, beating Nova Patel and Rishika Sunkara 6-2, 6-1. <br /><br />Lakhani, 24, who had beaten Poojashree in the 2007 Aurangabad ITF tournament, was error-prone on the day that made things tough for her.</p>