Top seed BR Nikshep of Karnataka will take on fourth seed Aryan Goveas of Maharashtra in the boys’ under-16 singles final of the AITA Championship Series junior tournament at the Topspin Tennis Academy courts here on Friday.
Nikshep outplayed Vignesh Nagarajan 6-1, 6-2 while Goveas got the better of second seed Kunal Vazirani 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-5.
Fourth seed Adil Kalyanput of Karnataka defeated V Abhimanyu 6-3, 6-2 to set up a title clash with unseeded Pranash Babu of Tamil Nadu in the boys’ U-14 section.
Pranash prevailed over seventh seed Yugal Bansal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. After losing the first set, Pranesh fought back brilliantly to take the next two.
Tarun Anirudh and PC Anirudh will clash with Aryan Goveas and Kunal in the boys’ U-16 doubles final.
Top seed Pragathi Nagaraj of Tamil Nadu sailed past Akansha Bhan 6-3, 6-0 to enter the girls’ U-16 singles final.
The second semifinal between Sama Sathwika of Andhra Pradesh and Nikita Pinto will be played on Friday morning.
Fourth seed M Madhumitha upset second seed Rashmika Rajan of Karnataka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the girls’ U-14 singles semifinal.
She next faces top seed Sama, who defeated Lathika Premkumar of Tamil Nadu 6-0, 6-1.
Results : Boys U-16 (semifinals) : BR Nikshep bt Vignesh Nagarajan 6-1, 6-2; Aryan Goveas bt Kunal Vazirani 6-4 , 6-7 (5-7), 7-5.
U-14 (semifinals): Pranash Babu bt Yugal Bansal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 : Adil Kalyanput bt V Abhimanyu 6-3, 6-2 .
U-16: Doubles, semifinals : Tarun Anirudh / PC Anirudh bt Rahul Shankar / Varun Venkat 6-1, 6-3; Aryan Goveas / Kunal bt Shramay Dhawan / Vatsin Thaker 6-1, 6-0.
Girls: U-16 (semifinal): Pragathi Nagaraj bt Akansha Bhan 6-3, 6-0.
Quarterfinals: Pragathi bt M Madhumitha 6-3, 6-3; Sama Sathwika bt Rishika Ravi 6-4, 6-4.
U-14 (semifinals): Sama Sathwika bt Lathika Premkumar 6-0, 6-1; M Madhumitha bt Rashmika Rajan 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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