<p>Seventeen-year-old Shreya Pasricha caused a flutter on Tuesday with her 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) victory over top-seeded Mai Minokoshi of Japan in the pre-quartefinals of the $10,000 ITF women’s tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a topsy-turvy match, Shreya launched a remarkable comeback when trailing 2-5 in the opening set, reeling off five games in a row to take the lead. She carried the momentum into the second set, opening up a 2-0 lead, but squandered the advantage twice before closing it out in the tie-breaker. She broke away from 5-5 in the tie-breaker to win the set and the match. <br /><br />Shreya admitted the victory gives her the confidence to take on the higher seeded players in tournament. “When I was down 2-5, I had nothing to lose. I started to give her a fight and forced her into committing errors. Though in the second set I was twice up a break, I am happy to have won. This is my biggest win ever,” said Shreya, who trains at Team Tennis with Aditya Sachdeva and Mahendra Singh.<br /><br />“Like most Japanese players she was a good mover. But it was really hot and humid out there and I think it worked in my favour,” added Shreya.<br /><br />It turned out be an exceptional day for Shreya as she and Amrita Mukherjee toppled top seeds in doubles too, beating Naomi Totka and Rishika Sunkara 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) for a place in the semifinals.<br /><br />In the singles quarterfinals on Wednesday, Shreya plays Eetee Mehta, who shocked the remaining foreigner in draw, seventh-seeded Naomi Totka, who committed five double faults during her 1-6, 2-6 loss. <br /><br />Second-seeded Ankita Raina, too, had to dig deep for her 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 victory against her doubles partner Rushmi Chakra-varthi. Rushmi controlled the proceedings for the larger part of the match by effectively cutting down Ankita’s pace and mixing her game, only to fall apart in the decider. <br /><br />Pre-quarterfinal results (prefix denotes seedings, Indians unless mentioned): 2-Ankita Raina bt Rushmi Chakravarthi 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3; Rishika Sunkara bt Adnya Naik 6-0, 6-4; Natasha Palha bt Vaniya Dangwal 6-0, 6-2; Prarthana Thombare bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-2, 6-3; Eetee Mehta bt 7-Naomi Totka (Hun) 6-1, 6-2; Shreya Pasricha bt 1-Mai Minokoshi (Jpn) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5); Ambika Pande bt 4-Prerna Bhambri 3-0 (retd); 6-Shweta Rana bt Sneha Padamata 6-4, 6-2.</p>
<p>Seventeen-year-old Shreya Pasricha caused a flutter on Tuesday with her 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) victory over top-seeded Mai Minokoshi of Japan in the pre-quartefinals of the $10,000 ITF women’s tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a topsy-turvy match, Shreya launched a remarkable comeback when trailing 2-5 in the opening set, reeling off five games in a row to take the lead. She carried the momentum into the second set, opening up a 2-0 lead, but squandered the advantage twice before closing it out in the tie-breaker. She broke away from 5-5 in the tie-breaker to win the set and the match. <br /><br />Shreya admitted the victory gives her the confidence to take on the higher seeded players in tournament. “When I was down 2-5, I had nothing to lose. I started to give her a fight and forced her into committing errors. Though in the second set I was twice up a break, I am happy to have won. This is my biggest win ever,” said Shreya, who trains at Team Tennis with Aditya Sachdeva and Mahendra Singh.<br /><br />“Like most Japanese players she was a good mover. But it was really hot and humid out there and I think it worked in my favour,” added Shreya.<br /><br />It turned out be an exceptional day for Shreya as she and Amrita Mukherjee toppled top seeds in doubles too, beating Naomi Totka and Rishika Sunkara 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) for a place in the semifinals.<br /><br />In the singles quarterfinals on Wednesday, Shreya plays Eetee Mehta, who shocked the remaining foreigner in draw, seventh-seeded Naomi Totka, who committed five double faults during her 1-6, 2-6 loss. <br /><br />Second-seeded Ankita Raina, too, had to dig deep for her 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 victory against her doubles partner Rushmi Chakra-varthi. Rushmi controlled the proceedings for the larger part of the match by effectively cutting down Ankita’s pace and mixing her game, only to fall apart in the decider. <br /><br />Pre-quarterfinal results (prefix denotes seedings, Indians unless mentioned): 2-Ankita Raina bt Rushmi Chakravarthi 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3; Rishika Sunkara bt Adnya Naik 6-0, 6-4; Natasha Palha bt Vaniya Dangwal 6-0, 6-2; Prarthana Thombare bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-2, 6-3; Eetee Mehta bt 7-Naomi Totka (Hun) 6-1, 6-2; Shreya Pasricha bt 1-Mai Minokoshi (Jpn) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5); Ambika Pande bt 4-Prerna Bhambri 3-0 (retd); 6-Shweta Rana bt Sneha Padamata 6-4, 6-2.</p>
