Yash Yadav pips Abhishek Gaur in pre-quarters

Yash Yadav pipped Abhishek Gaur at the post with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(8) victory in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the Rs.250,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Tuesday.

In another lively match, Neeraj Yashpaul bounced back after losing the first set to beat Calvin Golmei.

In the Rs.100,000 women’s event, Kaavya Sawhney outplayed second seed Sonashe Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-1.

The results (pre-quarterfinals):

Men: Ishaque Eqbal bt Kavin Masilamani 6-4, 7-5; Yash Yadav bt Abhisshek Gaur 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(8); Mohit Mayur bt Himanshu Mor 6-1, 6-1; Neeraj Yashpaul bt Calvin Golmei 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3; Annurag Nenwani bt Deepinder Singh Bains 6-1, 6-4; Rudra Kapoor bt Shubham Malhotra 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Mohammed Fahad bt Sunil Malik 6-1, 6-1; Rishi Reddy bt BR Nikshep 6-1, 6-2.

Women: Arthi Muniyan bt Amarjot Kaur 6-1, 6-0; Seerat Kaur Pannu bt Nehel Sahni 6-2, 7-5; Lagan Bidhan bt Harleen Kaur 7-5, 6-0; Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa bt Anaam Almas 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; Konika Singh Dhull bt Shilpi Das 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Harshita Chugh bt Shanu Agarwal 6-3, 6-1; Bunty Choungtham bt Tanmayee Pattnaik 6-4, 6-2; Kaavya Sawhney bt Sonashe Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-1.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)