Dev Javia, Vipasha Mehra head the Indian challenge in ITF junior tennis in Pune
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It will be another good opportunity for Indian players to enhance their world rank as the ITF grade-3 junior tennis tournament unfolds in Pune.
Dev Javia who won the title in Delhi will be keen to build on his solid game, while another left-hander, the second seed in the girls event, Vipasha Mehra, will attempt to put up a better fare as she opens against Chao-Yi Wang of Chinese Taipei.
The seedings:
Boys: 1. Patorn Hamchaikul (Tha), 2. Dev Javia, 3. Rostislav Galfinger (Kaz), 4. Uddayvir singh, 5. Mathais Musil (Cze), 6. Dragos Petre Popeanga (Rou), 7. Aryaan Bhatia, 8. Daisuke Inagawa (Jpn).
Girls: 1. Maria Sholokhova (Rus), 2. Vipasha Mehra, 3. Lanlana Tararudee (Tha), 4. Eva Gartseva (Rus), 5. Yu-Yun Li (Tpe), 6. Salakthip Ounmuang (Tha), 7. Zijun Jiang (Chn), 8. Mei Hasegawa (Jpn).
The results:
Under-18 boys:
Qualifying singles (third and final round): Aditya Vishal Balsekar bt Shrey Arora (US) 1-6, 6-4, [12-10]; Aayush Bhat (US) bt Jaishnav Shinde 6-3, 6-1; Arnav Pathange bt Girish Chougule 6-1, 6-1; Nithilan Eric bt Aditya Chopra 6-4, 6-4.
Second round: Aditya Vishal Balsekar bt Daksh Prasad 6-3, 6-4; Shrey Arora bt Ishan Godbharle 6-2, 6-0; Jaishnav Shinde bt Siddharth Jadli 6-3, 6-4; Aayush Bhat bt Siddharth Marathe 6-7(6), 6-0, [10-2]; Arnav Pathange bt Mohit Bondre 3-6, 6-2, [10-3]; Girish Chougule bt Prasad Ingale 6-4, 1-6, [10-6]; Nithilan Eric bt Rishab Agarwal 6-4, 6-1; Aditya Chopra bt Aarav Sanie (US) 7-5, 6-4.
Under-18 girls:
Qualifying singles (third and final round): Sudipta Kumar bt Zorika Morgan (Sol) 6-3, 6-2; Riya Uboveja bt Chavana Shree She Mallela Sreenath 6-2, 6-1; Suhitha Maruri bt Vidisha Reddy 6-1, 7-5; Saina Deshpande (US) bt Madhurima Sawant 6-1, 6-4.
Second round: Zorika Morgan (Sol) bt Riya Bhosale 7-5, 6-2; Sudipta Kumar bt Anjani Maheshkumar 6-1, 6-2; riya Uboveja bt Ishita Jadhav 6-1, 4-6, [10-7]; Chavana Shree She Mallela Sreenath bt Khushali Modi 6-2, 6-3; Suhitha Maruri bt Reshma Challarapu 7-5, 6-2; Vidisha Reddy bt Sachi Patwardhan 6-3, 6-2; Saina Deshpande bt Utsah Kalra 6-0, 6-2; Madhurima Sawant bt Ishika Agarwal 6-1, 6-2.
(Courtsy: The Hindu)