CHANDIGARH, June 18:Unseeded Abhimanyu Singh of Delhi stopped the winning spree of giant-killer wild card Ashish Sharma of Rajasthan with straight sets 7-5, 6-2 win in the boys Under-16 quarter-final round of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament being played at the CLTA Sports Complex in Sector 10 here on Wednesday.
In the first set, Ashish, who had shocked top seed Kamal Maderana, also of Rajasathan, in the first round, and Abhimanyu fought a tooth and nail battle before the latter won the set at 7-5. Having gained one set lead, Abhimanyu was on top as he clinched the second set at 6-2.
Abhimanyu’s fight for final slot will be against qualifier Jaivardhan of Chandigarh, who upset fourth seed Harry Jindal of Punjab in straight sets 6-1, 7-5.
In the second semi-final second seed Ankit Chaudhary of Delhi is pitted against fifth seed Manish Kumar, also of Delhi. In quarter-finals, Manish ousted lucky loser Ajay Thakur of Punjab in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 and Ankit accounted for seventh seed Suraj Beniwal of Haryana 6-4, 6-2.
Unseeded Devika moved into the girls Under-12 singles semi-final by stunning victory over second seed Simran Wadhwa of Delhi 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Devika will now face third seed Vibhuti Khullar of Chandigarh in the semi-final. Vibhuti beat Himani Mor 6-3, 6-3.
Top seed Samriti and fourth seed Medha Toor, both Delhi, will clash for final berth. In quarters Samriti beat 8th seed Hassan Dhanoa of Punjab 7-6 (5), 6-2 and Medha was extended to three sets by Bhavya Wadhawan of Chandigah before the former won by 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2.
Results: Girls Under-12 (QFs): Samriti bt Hassan Dhanoa 7-6 (5), 6-2, Medha Toor bt Bhavya Wadhawan 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2, Vibhuti Khullar bt Himani Mor 6-3, 6-3, Devika Chakravarty bt Simran Wadhawa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Boys Under-16 (QFs): Abhimanyu bt Ashish 7-5, 6-2, Jaivardhan bt Harry Jindal 6-1, 7-5, Manish Kumar bt Ajay Thakur 6-2, 6-2, Ankit bt Suraj Beniwal 6-4, 6-2.
Boys Under-16 (PQFs): Ashish Sharma bt Srijjan Uppal 6-1, 6-4, Abhimanu bt Udai Mann 6-2, 6-4, Harry Jindal bt Hriday Kriplani 6-4, 6-1, Jaivardhan bt Jatinder Singh 6-3, 6-4, Manish Kumar bt Manoj 6-0, 6-4, Ajay Thakur bt Rishab Dev 6-4, 2-6, 6-0, Suraj Beniwal bt Resham Singh 6-1, 6-1, Ankit bt Arjun Tomar 6-1, 6-2.
Boys U-12 (QFs): Jatinder Singh bt Ankus Arora 6-0, 6-0, Sachin bt Prateek S. 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, Fatehdeep Singh Sahil 6-3. 6-3, Ishaque Eqbal bt Vikas 6-3, 6-0.
Boys Under-12 doubles (PQF): Paramveer S. Toor & Ankush Arora bt Alex Solanki & Alel Solanki 4-1, 3-5, 10-7, Prateek Toor & Dhruv bt Shivam & Shubham 4-2, 5-4(4), Fatehdeep Singh & Karandeep Singh bt Sahil & Rohan 4-2, 2-4, 10-7, Vikas & Rahul bt Shrey & Sachin 5-3, 4-0, Raghabv Talwar & Santbir bt Akshay & Mayank 4-5 (5), 4-2, 10-5.
Boys Under-16 doubles (PQFs): Manoj & Paramvir S. Toor bt Gagandeep & Jashandeep 4-0, 4-0, Arjun T. & Ajay bt Nishaque Eqbal & Nikunj Poddar 4-0, 4-2, Jaivardhan & Taranveer w/o Jajbir Singh & Bhavtaranpreet Singh, Hriday Kriplani & Ankit bt Srijjan Uppal & Anmol Bains 5-3, 4-0.