<p>Poojashree wrapped up the match in 56 minutes at the KSLTA courts against an erratic Subbadharmi, who doesn’t have a WTA ranking yet. The Bangalorean was also aided by her American opponent’s unforced errors. <br /><br />A nervous Subbadharmi double-faulted at 30-all and then followed it up with a backhand that went wide to hand Poojashree a break in the very first game. <br /><br />Though the top seed struggled to find her free-flowing game, it hardly made any difference on the day as Subbadharmi gifted six double-faults and made numerous other unforced errors.<br /><br />Poojashree broke Subbadharmi in the first, third and fifth games of the first set. Leading 5-0 and serving for the set at 15-all, Poojashree was briefly halted when a slight drizzle interrupted play. <br /><br />When play resumed five minutes later, Poojashree welcomed her rival back with a forehand cross-court that left Subbadharmi stranded.<br /><br />Subbadharmi responded through a forehand down the line passing shot. That period of play also saw the American putting up her best effort in the match. <br /><br />She even held a break point in the sixth game when Poojashree sent a forehand volley wide.<br /><br />Poojashree, who is seeking her third ITF title here, hauled herself out of trouble with a deep serve followed by a backhand volley. The 19-year-old then came up with a backhand pass to a drop shot from Subbadharmi and took the first set in 28 minutes when Subbadharmi drove her forehand over the baseline.<br /><br />The second set also went along the same lines with Poojashree breaking her opponent three times. <br /><br />The American, who battled hard to keep the ball in play, surrendered the set in 21 minutes. <br /><br />In the fifth game of second set, Subbadharmi tried to unsettle Poojashree by coming to the net. <br /><br />Poojashree produced a superb forehand lob which gave her opponent no chance whatsoever. <br /><br />The world ranked 416 cleared the first hurdle when Subbadharmi dumped a backhand into the net in the only singles match of the day.<br /><br />Results (Indians unless mentioned, prefix denotes seeding):<br />Singles: 1-Poojashree Venkatesha bt Subbadharmi Sundaram (USA) 6-0, 6-0.<br />Doubles: Anastasia Malhotra (Jpn)/ Stephanie Theiler (Sui) bt Prathana Prathap/ Prerana Prathap 6-2, 6-1; Prerna Bhambri/ Tegan Edwards (RSA) bt Shweta Kakhandki Gadigeppa/ Sonal Phadke 6-1, 6-4; Chun-Yan He (Chn)/ Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) bt Treta Bhattacharyya/ Shivika Burman 6-3, 6-3; Gopika Kapoor/ Ashvarya Shrivastava bt Nicola Mooney (GBR)/ Harshni Reddy 6-3, 6-2; Jade Hopper (Aus)/ Keren Shlomo (Isr) bt Sharmada Balu/ Nimisha Mohan 6-3, 6-4; Moe Kawatoko (Jpn)/ Kumari-Sweta Solanki bt Aishwarya Agarwal/ Adnya Naik 6-1, 6-2.</p>
<p>Poojashree wrapped up the match in 56 minutes at the KSLTA courts against an erratic Subbadharmi, who doesn’t have a WTA ranking yet. The Bangalorean was also aided by her American opponent’s unforced errors. <br /><br />A nervous Subbadharmi double-faulted at 30-all and then followed it up with a backhand that went wide to hand Poojashree a break in the very first game. <br /><br />Though the top seed struggled to find her free-flowing game, it hardly made any difference on the day as Subbadharmi gifted six double-faults and made numerous other unforced errors.<br /><br />Poojashree broke Subbadharmi in the first, third and fifth games of the first set. Leading 5-0 and serving for the set at 15-all, Poojashree was briefly halted when a slight drizzle interrupted play. <br /><br />When play resumed five minutes later, Poojashree welcomed her rival back with a forehand cross-court that left Subbadharmi stranded.<br /><br />Subbadharmi responded through a forehand down the line passing shot. That period of play also saw the American putting up her best effort in the match. <br /><br />She even held a break point in the sixth game when Poojashree sent a forehand volley wide.<br /><br />Poojashree, who is seeking her third ITF title here, hauled herself out of trouble with a deep serve followed by a backhand volley. The 19-year-old then came up with a backhand pass to a drop shot from Subbadharmi and took the first set in 28 minutes when Subbadharmi drove her forehand over the baseline.<br /><br />The second set also went along the same lines with Poojashree breaking her opponent three times. <br /><br />The American, who battled hard to keep the ball in play, surrendered the set in 21 minutes. <br /><br />In the fifth game of second set, Subbadharmi tried to unsettle Poojashree by coming to the net. <br /><br />Poojashree produced a superb forehand lob which gave her opponent no chance whatsoever. <br /><br />The world ranked 416 cleared the first hurdle when Subbadharmi dumped a backhand into the net in the only singles match of the day.<br /><br />Results (Indians unless mentioned, prefix denotes seeding):<br />Singles: 1-Poojashree Venkatesha bt Subbadharmi Sundaram (USA) 6-0, 6-0.<br />Doubles: Anastasia Malhotra (Jpn)/ Stephanie Theiler (Sui) bt Prathana Prathap/ Prerana Prathap 6-2, 6-1; Prerna Bhambri/ Tegan Edwards (RSA) bt Shweta Kakhandki Gadigeppa/ Sonal Phadke 6-1, 6-4; Chun-Yan He (Chn)/ Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) bt Treta Bhattacharyya/ Shivika Burman 6-3, 6-3; Gopika Kapoor/ Ashvarya Shrivastava bt Nicola Mooney (GBR)/ Harshni Reddy 6-3, 6-2; Jade Hopper (Aus)/ Keren Shlomo (Isr) bt Sharmada Balu/ Nimisha Mohan 6-3, 6-4; Moe Kawatoko (Jpn)/ Kumari-Sweta Solanki bt Aishwarya Agarwal/ Adnya Naik 6-1, 6-2.</p>
