<p>Vignesh too in last four</p>.<p>Karnataka’s dominance in the KTPPA-AITA National Series under-16 tennis championship at the KSLTA stadium was all too evident as three from the host State made it to the semifinal stage here on Thursday.</p>.<p>In the boys’ section, top seed C Vasisht put aside a meek challenge from Haryana’s Yugal Bansal 7-5, 6-2. Eighth seed Vignesh Subramanya scored a 6-2, 6-1 his win over Delhi’s Shramay Dhawan.</p>.<p>Vasisht will take on Andhra Pradesh’s PC Anirudh and Vignesh will face off with Uttarakhand’s Mayuk Rawat in the last-four stage. </p>.<p>In the girls’ category, S Soha was the only one from Karnataka who advanced to the next stage.</p>.<p>Soha was pushed a little by State-mate Nikita Pinto but the National School Games champion possessed too much of an arsenal for Nikita to make a match out of. Soha, who won 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, will take on R Abinikka in the semis. Shivani Manjanna failed to qualify for the next round after her challenge fell flat on its face against Tamil Nadu’s Rishika Ravi. Shivani lost 4-6, 1-6.</p>.<p>In the last girls’ quarterfinal match, Sarah Dev made shortwork of Humera Shaikh beating her 6-2, 6-0</p>.<p>Results:<br /> <br />Boys, quarterfinals: C Vasisht (Kar) bt Yugal Bansal (Har) 7-5, 6-2; Vignesh Subramanya (Kar) bt Shramya Dhawan (Del) 6-2, 6-1; Mayuk Rawat (Utk) bt Sumitpal Singh (J&K) 6-2, 6-2; PC Anirudh (AP) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 6-2, 6-2.</p>.<p>Doubles, semifinals: Akash N/ Anshuman G bt Dhruv Sunish/ Ishaque Eqbal 4-6, 6-4, 10-6; Yugal Bansal/ Utkarsh Bharadwaj bt C Vasisht/ S Vignesh 6-4, 7-5. </p>.<p>Girls, quarterfinals: R Abinikka (TN) bt Lathika Premkumar (TN) 6-0, 6-1; S Soha (Kar) bt Nikita Pinto (Kar) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; Rishika Ravi (TN) bt Shivani Manjanna (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Sarah Dev (Pnb) bt Humera Shaikh (AP) 6-2, 6-0.</p>
<p>Vignesh too in last four</p>.<p>Karnataka’s dominance in the KTPPA-AITA National Series under-16 tennis championship at the KSLTA stadium was all too evident as three from the host State made it to the semifinal stage here on Thursday.</p>.<p>In the boys’ section, top seed C Vasisht put aside a meek challenge from Haryana’s Yugal Bansal 7-5, 6-2. Eighth seed Vignesh Subramanya scored a 6-2, 6-1 his win over Delhi’s Shramay Dhawan.</p>.<p>Vasisht will take on Andhra Pradesh’s PC Anirudh and Vignesh will face off with Uttarakhand’s Mayuk Rawat in the last-four stage. </p>.<p>In the girls’ category, S Soha was the only one from Karnataka who advanced to the next stage.</p>.<p>Soha was pushed a little by State-mate Nikita Pinto but the National School Games champion possessed too much of an arsenal for Nikita to make a match out of. Soha, who won 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, will take on R Abinikka in the semis. Shivani Manjanna failed to qualify for the next round after her challenge fell flat on its face against Tamil Nadu’s Rishika Ravi. Shivani lost 4-6, 1-6.</p>.<p>In the last girls’ quarterfinal match, Sarah Dev made shortwork of Humera Shaikh beating her 6-2, 6-0</p>.<p>Results:<br /> <br />Boys, quarterfinals: C Vasisht (Kar) bt Yugal Bansal (Har) 7-5, 6-2; Vignesh Subramanya (Kar) bt Shramya Dhawan (Del) 6-2, 6-1; Mayuk Rawat (Utk) bt Sumitpal Singh (J&K) 6-2, 6-2; PC Anirudh (AP) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 6-2, 6-2.</p>.<p>Doubles, semifinals: Akash N/ Anshuman G bt Dhruv Sunish/ Ishaque Eqbal 4-6, 6-4, 10-6; Yugal Bansal/ Utkarsh Bharadwaj bt C Vasisht/ S Vignesh 6-4, 7-5. </p>.<p>Girls, quarterfinals: R Abinikka (TN) bt Lathika Premkumar (TN) 6-0, 6-1; S Soha (Kar) bt Nikita Pinto (Kar) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; Rishika Ravi (TN) bt Shivani Manjanna (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Sarah Dev (Pnb) bt Humera Shaikh (AP) 6-2, 6-0.</p>
