<p>Top seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Tamil Nadu recovered from a second set loss to score a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over state-mate Ajai Selvaraj and enter the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championships at the DLTA complex here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jeevan ran away with the opening set with the breaks in the third and the fifth games, but Ajai playing solid with a booming serve and power-packed groundstrokes, took the second. But his body gave away in the decider and he took a medical timeout because of cramps and sore right shoulder. Jeevan closed out the third set without further hiccups.<br /><br /> “We have played each other often and he knows my game inside out. He was playing very well and with a lot of power. I didn’t play good in the second set but by the decider I got my rhythm (back) and even he started cracking up physically,” said Jeevan, who next plays fifth-seeded Ashwin Vijayraghavan, who scored a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over Vinod Sridhar.<br /><br />“I have played against Ashwin and the last time he beat me in two tie-breakers. I will have to raise my game.”<br /><br />However, second-seeded V M Ranjeet and fourth-seeded P C Vignesh had to concede their matches.<br /><br />Ranjeet, after drawing parity by taking the second set against Arjun Khade, twisted his ankle while stretching for a running forehand during the second game of the decider and had to be taken out on a wheelchair.<br /><br />Vignesh, who was having fever, decided to pull out while trailing 4-6, 1-1 against Saurabh Singh.<br /><br />In the women’ s singles, top seed Rishika Sunkara sailed into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Devanshi Bhemjiyan. Second seed Prerna Bhambri was hardly challenged by Tarranum Handa during her 6-2, 6-2 victory. Handa, who won the singles title at the last AITA-ranking tournament, looked a spent force after her under-18 match against Mahitha Dadireddy, which she won 7-6 (11-9), 6-2.<br /><br />Third-seeded Natasha Palha, too, made short work of Damini Sharma, winning 6-2, 6-3.<br />However, former champion Sonal Phadke lost to fifth-seeded Eettee Maehta 1-6, 2-6.<br /><br />Results (second round): Men: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Ajai Selvaraj 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Arjun Kadhe bt V M Ranjeet 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (retired); Ashwin Vijayaraghavan bt Vinod Sridhar 6-2, 6-1; Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash bt Ronak Manuja 6-3, 6-1; Saurabh Singh bt P C Vignesh 6-4, 1-0 (retired); Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Tejas Chaukalkar 6-0, 6-1; Siddharth Rawat bt Kaza V Sharma 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; Vaidik Munshaw bt Saurabh Sukul 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />Women: Eettee Maehta bt Sonal Phadke 6-1, 6-2; Vaniya Dangwal bt Megha Sherawat 3-0 (retired); Natsha Palha bt Daimini Sharma 6-2, 6-3; Sri Vaishnavi Peddireddy bt Vineeta Singh 6-0, 6-0; Rishika Sunkara bt Devanshi Bhemjiyani 6-2, 6-3; Prerna Bhambri bt Tarranum Handa 6-2, 6-2; Shweta Rana bt C Sai Samitha 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Simran Sethi bt Bhuvana Kalva 7-5, 6-3.<br /><br />Boys: Rishab Aggarwal bt Gokul Suresh 6-0, 6-1; Shaikh Abdullah bt B R Nikshep 6-4, 6-0; M Sai Nikhil bt Yash Deshpande 7-5, 6-4; Ranjeet Singh bt Vilaser Khate 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Neeraj Elangovan bt Suraj R Prabodh 6-3, 6-2; Karan Salwan bt Keneizotu Whourie 6-4, 6-3; A K Pardhasaradh bt Rakshit Rishi 6-4, 6-1; Hardeep S Sandhu bt Sachin Kumar 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4.<br /><br />Girls: Simran Sethi bt Isha Budwal 6-0, 6-0; C Sai Samitha bt Akshara Iska 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Rimpledeep Kaur bt Devanshi Bhimjiyani 6-3, 6-2; Tarannum Handa bt Mahitha Dadireddy 7-6 (11-9), 6-2; Pranjalla Yadlappa bt Zeel Desai 6-2, 6-0; Amrita Mukherjee bt Shreya Pasricha 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Nehal Sahni bt Rajbir Kaur 6-3, 6-3.<br /></p>
<p>Top seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Tamil Nadu recovered from a second set loss to score a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over state-mate Ajai Selvaraj and enter the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championships at the DLTA complex here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jeevan ran away with the opening set with the breaks in the third and the fifth games, but Ajai playing solid with a booming serve and power-packed groundstrokes, took the second. But his body gave away in the decider and he took a medical timeout because of cramps and sore right shoulder. Jeevan closed out the third set without further hiccups.<br /><br /> “We have played each other often and he knows my game inside out. He was playing very well and with a lot of power. I didn’t play good in the second set but by the decider I got my rhythm (back) and even he started cracking up physically,” said Jeevan, who next plays fifth-seeded Ashwin Vijayraghavan, who scored a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over Vinod Sridhar.<br /><br />“I have played against Ashwin and the last time he beat me in two tie-breakers. I will have to raise my game.”<br /><br />However, second-seeded V M Ranjeet and fourth-seeded P C Vignesh had to concede their matches.<br /><br />Ranjeet, after drawing parity by taking the second set against Arjun Khade, twisted his ankle while stretching for a running forehand during the second game of the decider and had to be taken out on a wheelchair.<br /><br />Vignesh, who was having fever, decided to pull out while trailing 4-6, 1-1 against Saurabh Singh.<br /><br />In the women’ s singles, top seed Rishika Sunkara sailed into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Devanshi Bhemjiyan. Second seed Prerna Bhambri was hardly challenged by Tarranum Handa during her 6-2, 6-2 victory. Handa, who won the singles title at the last AITA-ranking tournament, looked a spent force after her under-18 match against Mahitha Dadireddy, which she won 7-6 (11-9), 6-2.<br /><br />Third-seeded Natasha Palha, too, made short work of Damini Sharma, winning 6-2, 6-3.<br />However, former champion Sonal Phadke lost to fifth-seeded Eettee Maehta 1-6, 2-6.<br /><br />Results (second round): Men: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Ajai Selvaraj 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Arjun Kadhe bt V M Ranjeet 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (retired); Ashwin Vijayaraghavan bt Vinod Sridhar 6-2, 6-1; Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash bt Ronak Manuja 6-3, 6-1; Saurabh Singh bt P C Vignesh 6-4, 1-0 (retired); Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Tejas Chaukalkar 6-0, 6-1; Siddharth Rawat bt Kaza V Sharma 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; Vaidik Munshaw bt Saurabh Sukul 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />Women: Eettee Maehta bt Sonal Phadke 6-1, 6-2; Vaniya Dangwal bt Megha Sherawat 3-0 (retired); Natsha Palha bt Daimini Sharma 6-2, 6-3; Sri Vaishnavi Peddireddy bt Vineeta Singh 6-0, 6-0; Rishika Sunkara bt Devanshi Bhemjiyani 6-2, 6-3; Prerna Bhambri bt Tarranum Handa 6-2, 6-2; Shweta Rana bt C Sai Samitha 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Simran Sethi bt Bhuvana Kalva 7-5, 6-3.<br /><br />Boys: Rishab Aggarwal bt Gokul Suresh 6-0, 6-1; Shaikh Abdullah bt B R Nikshep 6-4, 6-0; M Sai Nikhil bt Yash Deshpande 7-5, 6-4; Ranjeet Singh bt Vilaser Khate 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Neeraj Elangovan bt Suraj R Prabodh 6-3, 6-2; Karan Salwan bt Keneizotu Whourie 6-4, 6-3; A K Pardhasaradh bt Rakshit Rishi 6-4, 6-1; Hardeep S Sandhu bt Sachin Kumar 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4.<br /><br />Girls: Simran Sethi bt Isha Budwal 6-0, 6-0; C Sai Samitha bt Akshara Iska 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Rimpledeep Kaur bt Devanshi Bhimjiyani 6-3, 6-2; Tarannum Handa bt Mahitha Dadireddy 7-6 (11-9), 6-2; Pranjalla Yadlappa bt Zeel Desai 6-2, 6-0; Amrita Mukherjee bt Shreya Pasricha 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Nehal Sahni bt Rajbir Kaur 6-3, 6-3.<br /></p>