Vivek stuns Amanjot

CHENNAI, AUG 26: Seventh seed Vivek Jhaveri of Maharashtra knocked out top seed Amanjot Singh 6-2 6-3 in a under-16 boys match of the Tex...

CHENNAI, AUG 26: Seventh seed Vivek Jhaveri of Maharashtra knocked out top seed Amanjot Singh 6-2 6-3 in a under-16 boys match of the Tex-Dec AITA-Mini-Sub Junior Open Tennis Championship at the SAF Stadium here on Thursday. Amanjot Singh put up a poor performance to bow out tamely. Chandrasekar Mohanty, the second seed from Delhi, looked impressive in his victory over Arun Prakash 6-3, 6-2. With both looking positive, rallies were short and points were mostly won at the net, for a change. Mohanty8217;s consistency was too much for the TN youngster.

Megha Vakharia, Isha Lakhani Maharashtra, T Yamini and Preeti Rao TN advanced to the under-16 girls semifinals. Earlier in the morning, second seed Nandita Chandrasekar was surprised by qualifier Radha Devendrappa Karnataka 1-6, 2-6 in the pre-quarterfinals of the under-16 girls.

RESULTS ALL QUARTERFINALS

Seedings in prefix

Boys Under-16 QF: 7-Vivek Jhaveri Mah bt 1-Amanjot Singh Chd 6-2 6-3; 4-Rohan Gajjar Mah bt 5-Tejeswar CKar 6-0 6-4; 2-CS Mohanty Del bt R Arun Prakash TN 6-3 6-2; 3-Jaco T Mathew TN bt Dhrub Kumar WB 6-4 6-4.

PQF: 1-Amanjot Singh Chandigarh bt Vikrant Sane Maharashtra 6-1 6-1; 7-Vivek Jhaveri Maharashtra bt Arka Mandal WB 6-2 6-2; 4-Rohan Gajjar Maharashtra bt Saurabh Sukul WB 6-0 6-2. 5-Tejeswar C Karnataka bt B Bharathi Das TN 7-6 6 6-3; R Arun Prakash TN bt LL Sujay Mahadevan Maharashtra 6-2 6-2; 8-Dhrub Kumar WB bt Krishne Tanna Maharashtra 6-2 6-2; 3-Jaco T Mathew TN bt Gavryl Fernandes Maharashtra 6-0 1-6 6-1; 2-CS Mohanty Delhi bt Arvind Prakash TN 6-4 6-4.

Under-14: 1-Vikrant Sane Maharashtra bt 7-Karan Rastogi Maharashtra 6-2 6-0; 3-V Vignesh AP bt 5-Vikram Aditya Menon TN 6-0 6-1; 4-Chatwinder Singh Chandigarh bt 6-Saurabh Kohli Maharashtra 6-2 6-2; R Arun Prakash TN bt 8-Tushar Liberhan Chandigarh 6-0 6-2.

Girls U-16: 1-Megha Vakharia Maharashtra bt Priyanka Parekh WB 6-4 6-4; 8-Isha Lakani Maharashtra bt 4-Liza PerieraMaharashtra 7-6 2 6-4; 3-T Yamini TN bt 7-Sania Mirza AP 7-5 2-6 6-2; Preethi Rao TN bt Radha Devendrappa Karnataka 6-0 7-5.

Under-14: 1-Sania Mirza AP bt 8-Krushmi Chhada Mah 7-5 6-3; 4-Sanaa Bhambri Del bt 7-Sharanya Pattabi TN 6-4 6-1; Priyanka Parekh WB bt 5-Sandra Sashidaran Ker 6-4 6-1; 2-Isha Lakhani Mah bt Karthi Bhat Mah 6-1 6-1.