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Journalism of Courage
PUNE, Dec 1: R K Varma of Ammunition Factory, Khadki, began his campaign for the top spot in the open category with a one-sided 10-0 win over P Gawda of Ordnance Factory, Dehu Road in the 31st all-India Ordnance Factories tennis tournament at the Ordnance Club courts here today.
Meanwhile, in the veterans section, Lt. A A Pednekar of AFK Naval Division had an easy time sailing into the second round, as his opponent S Raju of Medak conceded the match after being down 8-3.
Dr. U Kumar of AFK, OCRI overcame a stubborn challenge from S N Rawarti of Medak winning the encounter 10-4. The match witnessed one of the longest rallies on the opening day. The tournament has received a poor response in terms of entries, which barely reached 30.
Results
Open: Singles: R K Varma AFK bt P Gawda Dehu Rd 10-0, V Reddy Medak bt Dr V Kulkarni 10-7, R Rajrajan Trichy bt S P Shendre AFK 10-1. Veterans: Singles: Lt A A Pednekar NAI Kirkee bt S Raju Medak 8-3, V R Harchekar Dehu Rd bt D K Biswas conceded OCRI Kirkee 7-7, V Natarajan Dehu Rd bt A M Naik AFK 10-5, Dr U Kumar AFK bt S N Rawarti Medak 10-4, L M Rao Chanda bt Sapan Ghosh Ischapore.
