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This is an archive article published on August 19, 1999

Ravikiran topples top-seeded Tembe

CHENNAI, AUG 18: Ravikiran Bhat of Karnataka provided the necessary spark to an uneventful Wednesday when most of the quarter-finals fail...

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CHENNAI, AUG 18: Ravikiran Bhat of Karnataka provided the necessary spark to an uneventful Wednesday when most of the quarter-finals failed to rouse any interest because of its one-sided nature in the India Pistons-KTC AITA Junior Tennis Championship.

The fifth seed from Karnataka used his match practice to maximum effect, routing top seed Kedar Tembe Maharashtra 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals.

Top seed Sandhya Kanury came up with an efficient performance to breeze past seventh seed Khushchehr Italia Maharashtra 6-2, 6-2 to move into the girls8217; semi-finals.

Eighth seed Nandita Chandrasekar TN, who has been impressive in the junior tournaments off late, went off the boil in the first set against second seed T Yamini TN as she was unable to win a game.

Nandita wrapped up the match, taking the third set quickly. She won 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Results

Boys8217; singles quarter-finals: 5-Ravikiran Bhat Kar bt 1-Kedar Tembe Mah 6-2, 6-2; 4-Sunil Kumar Chd bt Arvind Prakash TN 6-0, 6-1;7-Kamala Kannan TN bt Sai Arora Mah 6-4, 6-2; 6-Saif Ali WB bt 2-Kedar Shah Mah 6-2, 6-0.

Girls8217; singles quarter-finals: 1-Sandhya Kanury TN bt 7-Khushchehr Italia Mah 6-2, 6-2; Samrita Sekar TN bt Priyanka Parekh WB 6-2, 6-2; 4-Nischella Reddy AP bt Preeti Rao TN 6-3, 6-1; 8-Nandita Chandrasekar TN bt T Yamini TN 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.

 

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