Udayan shocks top seed Dalwinder,saunters into semis

As the match moved into a tie-breaker after both Dalwinder Singh and Udayan Bhaskar had won set apiece,the sweat on faces of both the players was clearly visible. However,it was Dalwinder,the top seed,who was trying to wipe the sweat off his face and hold Udayan from winning crucial points. But the seemingly unstoppable Udayan managed to cause an upset by ousting Dalwinder 2-6,6-4,7-6(2) in a quarter-final match of the boys’ Under-14 category in the AMUL-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament being played at CLTA Complex,Sector 10,on Wednesday. Meanwhile,top seed Harry Jindal faced a stiff resistance from Mandeep Kumar but Harry held his nerves and scored an emphatic 7-6(4),7-6(5) win in the boys’ Under-18 category. Similarly,Nischay Rawal snubbed Aayush Mintri’s challenge 5-7,7-5,6-2 to win a tough match,while fifth seed Suraj Beniwal beat Ranjeet Singh 3-6,6-1,6-0.

Results: Boys: U-18: singles (quarter-finals): Harry Jindal (PB) bt Mandeep Kumar (CHD) 7-6(4),7-6(5); Nischay Rawal (CHD) bt Ayush Mintri (PB) 5-7,7-5,6-2; Dhruv Agarwal (UP) bt Atul Sri Patel UP) 6-0,6-0; Suraj Beniwal (HAR) bt Ranjeet Singh (CHD) 3-6,6-1,6-0; Doubles: quarter-finals: Kamal Kishore Maderna (RAJ) & Ranjeet Singh (CHD) bt Manoj Sheoran (HAR) & Nischay Rawal (CHD) 4-2,4-2; Suraj Beniwal (HAR) & Dhruv Agarwal (UP) bt Aditya Sharma (DLI) & Nirbhay Singh Soin (GUJ) 4-2,4-1; Sohrab Kanwar (PB) & Hardeep Singh Sadhu (PB) bt Mandeep Kumar (CHD) & Dipanshu Garg (HAR) 5-4(5),4-5(2),10-6; Aayush Mintri (PB) & Atul Sri Patel (UP) bt Pranav Suri (CHD) & Sean Yip (CHD) 4-1,4-0; U-14: singles: quarter-finals: Udayan Bhaskar (PB) bt Dalwinder Singh (PB) 2-6,6-4,7-6(2); Ishan Kakkar bt Param Pun (CHD) 6-4,0-6,6-2; Rahul Seth (CHD) bt Nihit Rawal (CHD) 7-5,3-6,7-6(9); Shrey Gupta (HAR) bt Rohit Kumar (HAR) 6-1,6-0; doubles: quarter-finals: Rohit Kumar (HAR) & Vikas Berwal (HAR) bt Udayan Bhaskar (RAJ) & Dalwinder Singh (PB) 4-1,4-0; Nihit Rawal (CHD) & Paramvir Singh Bajwa (CHD) bt Chiraj Bajwa (CHD) & Aditya Vashisht (RAJ) 4-1,3-5,10-2; Rahul Seth (CHD) & Ishan Kakar bt Sabrang Sandal (CHD) & Parmeet Singh Deol (CHD) 4-2,4-1; Shrey Gupta (HAR) & Param Pun (CHD) bt Santbir Singh (J&K) & Adhhayan (CHD) 4-1,4-5(7),10-1; Girls: U-18: singles: quarter-finals: Charvi Saxena (CHD) w/o Arshpreet Kaur,Bhavya Wadhawan (CHD) bt Nandini Sharma (CHD) 6-4,6-3; Aashima Garg bt Nikita (CHD) 4-6,6-1,7-5; Harsimran Kaur (HAR) bt Vibhuti Khullar (CHD) 6-0,6-3; doubles: quarter-finals: Charvi Saxena (CHD) & Nikita (CHD) bt Aditi Mittal (CHD) & Jigishaa Dosajh (CHD) 4-0,4-0; Pragya Mangal (RAJ) & Aashima Garg (CHD) bt Priya Singh (RAJ) & Marisol Calay (CHD) 4-0,4-2; Harsimran Kaur (HAR) & Pooja Mourya (PB) bt Ayna Arora (CHD) & Nandini Sharma (CHD) 4-2,4-0