Manas Dhamne and Shruti Ahlawat make it to Les Petits, Paris

Manas Dhamne and Shruti Ahlawat qualified for the Les Petits As - Le Mondial Lacoste under-14 tennis to be staged in Paris in January, by winning the boys title and finishing runner-up in girls, in the tournament held in Bali, Indonesia.
The top four boys and girls were selected for the event in France. The Indian team was guided by coach Namita Bal.

The results:
Boys (final): Manas Dhamne bt Pham La Hoang Anh (VIE) 7-5, 6-1.
Semifinals: Manas Dhamne bt Boosarawongse Thanaphat (THA) 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2.
Quarterfinals: Manas Dhamne bt Nguyen Dai Kahn (VIE) 6-2, 6-1.
Pre-quarterfinals: Manas Dhamne bt Mouchantaf Kari Shafik (LBN) 6-0, 6-1.

League: Manas bt Chueng Eren Matthew (HKG) 6-4,6-2; Manas bt Li Yanhong (CHN) 6-2,6-0; Manas bt Koh Luke (SGP) 6-3,6-4.

Girls (final): Ena Koike (JPN) bt Shruti Ahlawat 6-4, 6-2.
Semifinals: Shruti Ahlawat bt Yufei Ren (CHN) 6-3, 7-5.
Quarterfinals: Shruti Ahlawat bt Sara Saito (JPN) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Pre-quarterfinals: Shruti Ahlawat bt Karina Jumazhanova (KAZ) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

League: Shruti bt Najma Luthra (AUS) 6-0, 6-0; Shruti bt Yufei Ren (CHN) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4; Shruti bt Delilah Pathummakuronen (LAO) 6-3, 6-1.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)