Good day for Karnataka players

The quartet of Shivani Manjanna, Muskaan Ranjan, Prarthana Prabhakar and Chelsea Stephen posted fine wins to set-up all Karnataka semifinal in the KTPPA-AITA under-16 Championship Series tennis tournament  at Bulldog Tennis Academy courts on Monday.

Seconds seed Shivani led the charge, blanking Statemate Pragathi PN 4-0, 4-0 while Prarthana trounced Prathibha PN 4-2, 4-0. Muskaan defeated Ashrita Nagpal 4-1, 4-1 and Chelsea rallied to beat S Akshaya of Tamil Nadu 3-5, 4-1, 7-5. Earlier Akshaya had upset the top seed Rashmika Rajan in the pre-quarter finals.

Results: Boy’s singles (pre-quarterfinals): Rahul Shankar bt Yashwanth Loganathan 4-2, 4-0; Rohit Aynampudi bt Sai Pranav Ponaka 5-4 (5), 4-5 (2), 10-8; Rohan K Reddy bt M Nidish 4-1, 4-0; Sahaj Somani bt CM Tathagath 4-1, 4-2; Rohit N bt Vivek S Satyanarayan 4-2, 5-3; Guhan Rajan bt Nama Hema 4-2, 4-2; V Praneet bt Nitin N Reddy 4-2, 4-1;  Rishi Reddy bt K Dasharath 4-2, 4-2. Girl’s singles (quarterfinals): Chelsea Stephen bt S Akshaya 3-5, 4-1, 7-5; Prathana Prabhakar bt Prathibha PN 4-2, 4-0; Muskaan Ranjan bt Ashrita Nagpal 4-1, 4-1; Shivani Manjanna bt Pragathi PN 4-0, 4-0.