Local girl Zeel Desai ends up second at her home ITF Women’s $15k event

Garmany’s Emily Seibold defeated number one seeded local girl Zeel Desai in the singles final of the ITF Women’s $15,000 Ahmedabad to lift the champion’s trophy today.

The tournament, which began on 21^st February in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city, came to conclusion with the 22-year-old Seibold winning comfortably in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

This is Seibold’s maiden ITF title of her career.

In the doubles action, second-seeded Thai-Russian pairing of Punnin Kovapitukted and Anna Ureke won the final against Indian duo of Sharmada Balu and Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 6-3, 6-1.

In India, the ITF World Tennis Tour next moves to Nagpur for Women’s $15,000 event from 28^th February to 6^th March.

Results:

Singles Final

Emily Seibold [3] (GER) Def. Zeel Desai (IND) [1] 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Final

Punnin Kovapitukted (THA)/ Anna Ureke (RUS) [2] Def. Sharmada Balu (IND)/ Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (IND) 6-3, 6-1