Aashima upsets Charvi to enter semis

Meanwhile,Chandigarh’s Harman Chhina registered an emphatic 4-3(3),4-1 victory over Bhavya Wadhawan to secure her berth in the last four. Harman was stretched to the maximum by her opponent in the first set. However,she hardly faced any resistance from Bhavya and went on to win the second set by 4-1.

In boy’s singles Under-16 category,Chandigarh lad Taranbir Singh ousted Aviraj Kanboj in a thrilling match by 6-1,7-6(8). He did not face any difficulty in securing the first set. Aviraj,who was looking off colour in the first set,regrouped his game and had Taranbir on his feet all the time. With both the players not willing to give up the match moved into a tie-breaker. Taranbir held on to his nerves and was richly rewarded with a 7-6(8) win which saw him move into the semis.

In the second quarter-final match,Ajay Singh Thakur of Delhi showed the door to Bhavtran Singh after he won the match by 6-3,6-4. This way Ajay also booked his place in the last four.

Meanwhile,Hassan Abdaal Dhanoa of Punjab cruised into the last four of the girls’ Under-14 category following her 4-0,3-4(4),4-0 win over Nikita in the quarter-finals. In another match in the same category,Nikita Bishnoi of Chandigarh rallied to beat Harman K Chhina by 1-4,4-3(3),4-2 in a tough encounter.

In the boys’ Under-14 category,Chandigarh’s Pranav Suri registered a fine 6-3,6-2 win over Sohil S Bedi of Delhi to put his name among the semi-finalists. Sean Yip of Chandigarh also reached the semis after he defeated Adity Deswal of Uttar Pradesh by 6-3,6-1.

Results:
Boys
: Doubles: U-16: 1st round: Pranav Suri/Sean Yip bt Sohil S Bedi/Pavas 4-0,4-1; Barun Gill/Dhruv Punaini bt Kabir Manrai/Yash Pillai 4-2,4-1; Teja Kapoor/Dhruv Pal bt Dalwinder Singh/Jagtar Singh 4-1,4-2; Ajay Singh/Uday Singh Mann bt Santbir Singh/Avijit Singh 4-1,5-3; Sumit pal Singh/Param Pun bt Karandeep Singh/Rahul Seth 4-2,4-0;

Bhavtaran Singh/Samin bt Shitij / Jotpal Singh 4-2,4-1.