Shashank Teertha gets past Anurag Nenwani

Shashank Teertha knocked out eighth seed Anurag Nenwani 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Rs.250,000 AITA men’s ranking tennis tournament at the Harvest Tennis Academy in Jassowal on Monday.

In another first round match, qualifier and top seed Kunal Anand had to fight it out 7-6(8), 6-4 against Ominder Baisoya.

Former national champion Mohit Mayur had to endure a three-setter against Deepinder Singh Bains, while another former National champion Dalwinder Singh beat fellow trainee at the academy, Hardeep Singh Sandhu 6-4, 6-2.

The Sood twins, Chandril and Lakshit, also progressed into the pre-quarterfinals of singles.

The results (first round): Kunal Anand bt Ominder Baisoya 7-6(8), 6-4; Mandeep Yadav bt Mayank Yadav 6-2, 6-2; Shubham Malhotra bt Shivam Dalmia 4-6, 7-5, 6-0; Mohit Mayur bt Deepinder Singh Bains 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; Dalwinder Singh bt Hardeep Singh Sandhu 6-4, 6-2; Chandril Sood bt Yash Yadav 7-6(5), 7-5; Yuvraj Singh bt Harshit Yadav 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Suraj Prabbodh bbt Rishiraj Shekhawat 6-2, 6-3; Shashank Theertha bt Anurag Nenwani 6-3, 6-4; Abhishek Gaur bt Shivank Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-2; Taha Kapadia bt Kkaran Singh 6-2, 6-2; Jatin Dahiya bt Amandeep Rathee 6-3, 6-1; Lakshya Gupta bt Shashikant Rajput 7-5, 6-1; Clavin Golmei bt Yashdeep Gahlot 6-3, 6-3; Lakshit Soood bt Sunil Kumar 7-5, 6-1; Ishaque Eqbal bt Ekalavya Singh 6-0, 6-0.

(Courtesy; The Hindu)