Siddhant,Sanya supreme

Pune pair Sriram-Mangle win boys doubles title.

Boys top seed Siddhant Bhavnani of Mumbai and girls second seed Sanya Singh of Pune fashioned straight sets victories to emerge champions in the Parsram J. Vazirani Memorial All India Junior Open Talent Series Tennis Tournament for boys and girls under-12,at the Vazirani National Sports Academy,Nerul,Navi Mumbai.

Khar Gymkhanas Bhavani cruised to a 6-4,6-3 victory to end the giant-killing campaign of seventh seed Oum Parikh of Ahmedabad,after rallying from a 0-2 deficit in the opening set and dominating the second.

Under-10 state champion Sanya Singh celebrated her debut year in the under-12 category with a hard-fought 7-5,6-3 win over third seed Akanksha Nitture of New Panvel. Singh,a double crown winner at Aurangabad recently,took the tightly contested first set and then dominated the second set with a display of powerful forehand and volleys that left the formidable Nitture stranded.

I was happy with my serves and volleys and made fewer mistakes than Akanksha, explained Singh,who trains at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana under coaches Hemant Bendre and Ketan Dhumal. I was hitting the ball well and was able to break her at the right time.

Aditya Sriram and Abhishek Mangle of Pune won the doubles title following an exciting 4-2,1-4,7-1 win over Kapeesh Khandge of Pune and Oum Parikh of Gujarat after a third set tie-breaker finish.

Results

(All Finals): Boys: 1-Siddhant Bhavnani (Mah) bt 7-Oum Parikh (Guj) 6-4,6-4. Girls: 2-Sanya Singh (Pune) bt 3-Akanksha Nitture (New Panvel) 7-5,6-3. Boys Doubles: Aditya Sriram/Abhishek Manlge (Pune) bt Kapeesh Khandge (Pune)/Oum Parikh (Guj) 4-2,1-4,7-1.

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