Shrivalli Bhamidipaty gets past Sai Samhitha in National tennis

Rashmikaa Shrivalli Bhamidipaty overcame a hesitant start to beat the sixth seed and former finalist Sai Samhitha 7-5, 6-3 in the women’s first round of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex here on Monday.
On a pleasant day, when only the high humidity teased the players and tested their fitness, the fluent stroking Shrivalli bounced back from being down 3-5 in the first set to win in straight sets.

In the pre-quarterfinals, Shrivalli will play qualifier Jagmeet Kaur who battled for three hours and 35 minutes to tame Vanshika Choudhary 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(2).

In another match, the crafty game of Sai Dedeepya prevailed as she outplayed fifth seed Prathiba Narayan 6-3, 6-1. She will play Shreya Tatavarthy in the next round.

Third seed Vaidehi Chaudhari was in robust form as she blanked Himaanshika Singh. Salsa Aher and Yubarani Banerjee were also in equally impressive form, as they set up a second round against each other.

In the men’s event, second seed Aryan Goveas handled the talented left-hander Neeraj Yashpaul with composure for a fluent win.

Third seed Ishaque Eqbal was in a spot of bother against former national champion Mohit Mayur who won the first set, but retired after one game in the second with a knee injury. It was a disappointment for the packed gathering, as the two provided a high quality fare.

‘’The knee was paining. I didn’t want to push. I hope to play the doubles’’, said Mohit.

Another finalist of the past, Suraj Prabodh battled past Rishi Reddy in three sets.

In the junior boys event, leading players like Dev Javia, Mann Shah, Kabir Hans, Krishan Hooda, Chirag Duhan, Sushant Dabas, Madhwin Kamath and Uddayvir Singh cruised into the second round.

In the junior girls event, in which the seeded players had a bye in the first round, Sanvi Ahluwalia fought past Harleen Kaur 7-6(4), 7-5. In another match, Kavya Palani recovered from the brink of defeat to beat Tanushri Pandey 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

The results (first round):

Men: KS Dheeraj bt Anurag Nenwani 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; Suresh Dhakshineswar bt Fahad Mohammed 6-2, 6-1; Ishaque Eqbal bt Mohit Mayur 4-6, 1-0 (retired); Paras Dahiya bt Rishab Agarwal 6-3, 6-3; Kunal Anand bt Lakshya Gupta 6-2, 6-4; Jatin Dahiya bt Lakshit Sood 6-4, 6-2; Suraj Prabodh bt Rishi Reddy 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Aryan Goveas bt Neeraj Yashpaul 6-4, 6-2.

Women: Tejasvi Kate bt Avika Sagwal 6-3, 6-1; Salsa Aher bt Sunskrithi Damera 6-0, 6-1; Yubarani Banerjee bt Deeksha Manju 6-2, 6-2; Vaidehi Chaudhari bt HImaanshika Singh 6-0, 6-0; Sai Dedeepya bt Prathiba Narayan 6-3, 6-1; Shreya Tatavarthy bt Sharannya Gaware 6-2, 6-2; Rashmikaa Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Sai Samhitha 7-5, 6-3; Jagmeet Kaur bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(2).

Under-18 boys: Dev Javia bt Aman Dahiya 6-4, 6-2; Denim Yadav bt Rohan Mehra 6-3, 6-2; Lanka Reddy bt Bhupender Dahiya 6-2, 6-4; Aryaan Bhatia bt Dhanya Shah 6-4, 6-3; Divesh Gahlot bt Sammr Raina 6-2, 6-3; Mohit Bondre bt Vansh Bhagtani 6-2, 1-6, 6-1; Kanishk Pal bt Aman Kumar 6-2, 6-2; Chirag Duhan bt Shashikant Rajput 6-4, 6-0; Krishan Hooda bt Deep Munim 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4; Atul Chhillar bt Rohan Mittal 7-5, 5-7, 6-3; Bikramjeet Singh Chawla bt Sameer Mohammed 6-3 5-7, 6-2; Boopathy Sakthivel bt Ricky Choudhary 6-2, 6-3; Udit Gogoi bt Divanshu Hooda 6-2, 6-3; Siddharth Jadli bt Rishi Jalota 6-3, 6-3; Akhilendran Indrabalan bt Tanish Nahata 6-0, 6-0; Sushant Dabas bt Aayush Bhat 6-1, 6-2; Madhwin Kamath bt Vansh Yadav 6-0, 6-1; Drona Walia bt Sam Chawla 6-4, 7-6(8); Ananth Muni bt Anand Gupta 6-1, 6-3; Nitn Jaipal Singh bt Rudra Bhatt 6-2, 6-1; Arthav Neema bt Pranay Choudhary 6-2, 7-5; Gourav Gulia bt Lakshay Kumar 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2; Heerak Vora bt Arjun Kundu 6-2, 6-3; Kabir Hans bt Yuvan Nandal 6-0, 6-4; Uddayvir Singh bt Kush Arjeria 6-3, 6-2; Aditya Balsekar bt Aditya Nandal 6-2, 6-2; Yash Chaurasia bt Deepender Grewal 6-2, 6-3; Karan Singh bt Kartik Saxena 6-2, 6-1; Dhruv Tangri bt Prashant Kumar 6-1, 5-7, 6-2; NIshant Dabas bt Fardeen Qumar 7-6(3), 6-3; Bhrugen Bondre bt Chirag Gahlot 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Mann Maulik Shah bt Nithilan Eric 6-3, 6-0.

Under-18 girls: Ritu Rai bt Mirdhula Palanivel 6-4, 6-3; Sanvi Ahluwalia bt Harleen Kaur 7-6(4), 7-5; Paavanii Pathak bt Mehdavi Singh 6-4, 6-1; Divya Bharadwaj bt Lavanyaa Sreekrishnan 7-5, 6-0; Vnashita Pathania bt Suhitha Maruri 6-3, 6-1; Pooja Ingale bt Ridhima Mehra 6-1, 6-0; Ishita Singh bt Prathiba Narayan 6-3, 6-2; Sai Balaji bt Richa Chougule 6-2, 7-5; Gaurisa Dabral bt Priyal Choudhary 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; Sudipta Senthilkumar bt Muskan Dahiya 6-2, 6-2; SaiBhoyar bt Hitakamya Narwal 6-2,6-1; Kavya Palani bt Tanushri Pandey 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4; Adithi Are bt Sanya Singh 6-1, 6-3; Sharannya gaware bt Veda Raju Prapurna 6-0, 6-1; Pavithra Narem bt Charanya Sreekrishnan 6-2, 7-5; Kavya Khirwar bt Kriti Tomar 6-0, 6-2.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)