Praneet enters final

 Praneet, who knocked out the second seed Nitin M Reddy on Monday, continued his fine form to enter the final of the BTA-AITA Under-14 Talent Series tennis championship here on Tuesday.   

In the semifinals, Pranit defeated Ravi Karthikeyan 6-1, 6-2 to set up a title clash with Arjun M, who upset the top-seeded Aditya Rao 6-4, 6-2.

In the girls’ singles semifinals, Chelsea Stephen defeated Deeksha Manju Prasad 6-4, 6-4 to set up a final date with Aadhya Chala who prevailed over KS Simran 6-2, 6-4.

Results (all semifinals): Boy’s singles: Praneet bt Ravi Karthikeyan 6-1, 6-2; Arjun M bt Aditya Rao 6-4, 6-2.

Girls’ singles: Chelsea Stephen bt Deeksha M Prasad 6-4, 6-4; Aadhya Chala bt KS Simran 6-2, 6-4.