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This is an archive article published on May 22, 2012

Fatehdeep marches into next round

Continuing with the same form and not showing any sign of fatigue or stress,the Singh brothers-Fatehdeep and Karandeep- marched into the next round after easy victories in their first round matches in the main draw of the CLTA-AITA Talent Series tennis tournament for boys and girls Under-14 and -18,at the CLTA Complex on Monday.

Continuing with the same form and not showing any sign of fatigue or stress,the Singh brothers-Fatehdeep and Karandeep- marched into the next round after easy victories in their first round matches in the main draw of the CLTA-AITA Talent Series tennis tournament for boys and girls Under-14 and -18,at the CLTA Complex on Monday.

Fatehdeep,a member of the Indian Junior Davis Cup team,outplayed Kanwar Gupta 6-0,6-0 in a lop-sided match in the boy’s Under-18 category. Using his height and powerful forehands as potent weapons,Fatehdeep,currently number two in AITA Under-16 rankings,dominated throughout the match and did not concede any game to his opponent. Digvijay Naruka,another talented player from the region,breezed into the next round with an easy 6-1,6-3 win over Raghav Talwar. Meanwhile,despite down by one set,Rohit Dhiman fought his way back into the next round after registering victories in the second and third set to beat Mukund Talin 3-6,6-2,6-2 in an exciting encounter. Similarly,Rahul Seth managed to keep his nerves in a pressure-boil situation and emerged triumphant against Mayank Sharma 7-5,7-6 in a tough match.

Meanwhile,Fatehdeep’s younger brother Karandeep continued to impress with another flawless performance against Calvin Golmei and deservedly won the match 6-1,6-1 in the boy’s Under-14 category. Sagar Bains,who defeated Jagmeet Singh 6-4,6-4 in the boy’s Under-18 category,won his second match of the day when he humbled Prabhav Aggarwal 6-0,6-1. Aniket Khosla conceded his match despite having the upper hand against Chiraj D. The score was tied at 2-2 when Khosla conceded the match as Chiraj won 6-4,3-6,2-2. Ramanjot Singh staved off strong challenge from Abit Hiranandan and beat him in the tie-breaker 7-6(0),7-6(4).

In the girl’s section,Seerat Sidhu did not concede any game in her match against Harleen and won 6-0,6-0 in the girl’s Under-18 category. Nimrat Walia,who looked in sublime touch,outplayed Abhirami Prakashan 6-4,6-2 in an exciting match. In fact,none of the players,who won their respective matches,had to break into sweat against their opponents. Charvi Saxena defeated Rahat Manrai 6-2,6-3 while Nikita Bishnoi beat Priyanka Bhasin 6-1,6-1.

Similarly,in the girl’s Under-14 category,Nimrat Walia,Seerat Sidhu and Arushi Kakkar all won their respective matches. Nimrat easily defeated Kriti Soni 6-1,6-1 to march into the next round while Seerat humbled Tanya Batra 6-1,6-0. Maintaining her good form,Arushi outclassed Mehakdeep kaur 6-2,6-2 in a lop-sided match.

Results:

Main Draw: 1st Round: Boys: U-14: Karandeep Singh bt Calvin Golme 6-1,6-1; Ramajot Singh bt. Abir Hiranandan 7-6 (0),7-6 (4); Chiraj D. bt. Aniket Khosla 6-4,3-6,2-2 Conceded; Sabrang Sandal bt. Sahishnu Sharma 6-1,6-0; Danish Ahmed bt. Mohan Nagreta 6-0,6-0; Sanjit Pahuja bt. Ankush Khanna 6-3,6-4; Nischay bt. Gaurav Seth 6-3,6-1; Aditya Vasisht bt. Saransh Sharma 6-2,6-2; Sagar Bains bt. Prabhav Aggarwal 6-0,6-1; Aditya Partap bt. Karan Thind 6-4,6-1; Digvijay Partap bt. Rahul Verma 6-4,6-1; Siddharth Singh bt. Mayank Arya 6-1,6-3; Raunaq Marwaha bt. Amit Singh 6-1,6-1; Sourbh Prashar bt. Karan Bhalla 6-3,7-6 (9); Akshit Chaabra bt. Parmeet Deol 2-6,6-3,6-4; Rohit Kumar bt. Jagdeep Bajwa 6-4,6-4

U-18: Fatehdeep Singh bt. Kanwar Gupta 6-0,6-0; Parnav Suri bt. Lakshay Bharti 6-2,6-2; Sagar Bains bt. Jagmeet Singh 6-4,6-4; Rohit Dhiman bt. Mukund Talin 3-6,6-2,6-2; Ranjeet Singh bt. Jagdee 6-2,6-0; Samrat Rana bt. Padeep Maan 6-1,4-6,6-4 ; Parasdeep Virk bt. Vikas Ahlawat 6-0,6-0; Sultan Atwal bt. Tarun Mundkar 6-4,6-3; Navtej Rupah bt. Rohit Kumar 0-6,6-4,6-2 ; Rahul Seth bt. Mayank Sharma 7-5,7-6 (0); Yuvraj Singh bt. Ravneet Singh 6-3,6-1; Digvijay Naruka bt. Raghav Talwar 6-1,6-3; Sahil Sachdeva bt. Gajree Rohin 6-0,7-5; Yash Vardhan bt. Vikas Berwal 6-2,6-3; Trivesh Singh bt. Kamal Kishore 7-5,7-5; Aditya Deswal bt. Barun Gill 6-1,6-1

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Girls: U-14: Nimrat Walia bt. Kriti Soni 6-1,6-1; Taru Ahluwalia bt. Sehjnoor Dhillon 6-1,6-3; Seerat Pannu bt. Aastha Malhotra 6-4, 3-0 (Conceded); Seerat Sidhu bt. Tanya Batra 6-1,6-0; Rubani Ahluwalia bt. Viashali Mishra 7-5,6-0; Gurneek bt. Tanisha Bansal 6-0,6-0; Bhavya bt. Shivi Sehgal 6-3,6-3; Saumya Saxena bt. Akshita Singh 6-0,6-3; Sharishty Dhanda bt. Ashpreet Kaur 6-0,6-1; Neeru bt,Harleen Kaur 6-1,6-0; Ishika bt. Sandeep Kaur 7-6 (3),6-3; Arzoo Choudhary bt. Anmol Prashar 6-1,6-2; Abhirami Prakasan bt. Neelchanchal Gupta 6-3,6-2; Misha Sood bt. Jahanvi 7-5,6-1; Komaljeet Singh bt. Saryu 6-2,6-2; Aarushi Kakkar bt. Mehakdeep Kaur 6-2,6-2

U-18: Aarushi Kakkar bt. Neelanchal Gupta 6-2,6-2; Meenal Marwaha bt. Taru Ahluwalia 6-4,6-3; Charvi Saxena bt. Rahat Manrai 6-2,6-3; Sharishty Dhandha bt. Sanjam Preet 6-0,6-0; Kavya Gupta bt. Aarzoo Choudhary 6-4,6-1; Tanya Batra bt. Vaishali Mishra 6-3,6-0; Gurjot Kaur bt. Aastha Malhotra (Walk Over); Krishma Mehta bt. Saumya Saxena 6-3,6-4; Nikita Bishnoi bt.Priyanka Bhasin 6-1,6-1; Aashima Garg bt. Sunita Rajput 6-0,6-1; Seerat Sidhu bt. Harleen 6-0,6-0; Nimrat Walia bt. Abhirami Prakashan 6-4,6-2.

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