Saumrita sets up title clash with Nandini Dixit in Asian under-14

Second seed Saumrita Jagatdeo Verma fought her way past Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru 6-4, 7-6(2) in the girls semifinals of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the VAN Sports Club in Baliawas on Thursday.

In the final, Saumrita will challenge top seed Nandini Dixit who overcame a slow start to beat Riya Sachdeva in three sets. Nandini had dropped a game till the semifinals.

In the boys section, unseeded Siddharth Marathe, quite fluent in his four matches, will play second seed Vansh Nandal.

The results:

Under-14 boys (semifinals): Siddharth Marathe bt Dhruv Kumar 6-1, 6-2; Vansh Nandal bt Harsh Fogaat 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; Quarterfinals: Siddharth Marathe bt Bhavya Singhmar 6-2, 6-3; Dhruv Kumar bt Parag Jain 6-3, 6-3; Harsh Fogaat bt Victor Mohanram 6-3, 6-3; Vansh Nandal bt Ranbir Singh 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-4.

Under-14 girls (semifinals): Nandini Dixit bt Riya Sachdeva 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Saumrita Jagatdeo Verma bt Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru 6-4, 7-6(2); Quarterfinals: Nandini Dixit bt Divya Ungrish 6-0, 6-0; Riya Sachdeva bt Kinjal Singh 6-1, 6-0; Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru bt Shatakshi Chaudhary 6-3, 6-2; Saumrita Jagatdeo Verma bt Tamanna Saini 6-3, 6-1.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)