CHANDIGARH, SELPT 29 :One set down, Anjali rallied to beat Nikita by 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 in the girls Under-14 singles first-round match of the AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today. In another tough match Samriti defeated Shivya 7-6, 7-5.
Bhavtaranpreet Singh was given a good fight by M. Sai Nikhil before winning by 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the boys under-14 singles match. Mandeep Kumar rallied to prevail over Sean Yip 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 in another first round encounter.
Fatehdeep Singh did not drop even a single game as he outclassed Ishaque Eqbal 6-0, 6-0. Nishchay Rawal also had a smooth railing against Ranjot whom he beat by 6-0, 6-1.
Boys under-14 singles (Ist round): Nishchay Rawal bt Ranjot 6-0, 6-1, Sachin Kumar bt Nikhlesh 6-2, 6-2, Bhavtaranpreet Singh bt M. Sai Nikhil 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, Atul Sri Patel bt Hardeep 6-1, 6-3, Manish Kumar bt Anush Bhatti 6-3, 6-3, Trivesh bt Anurag 6-0, 6-1, Fazal bt Ankit 6-2, 6-2, Ranjeet Singh bt Ayush 6-4, 7-5, Tarun Nath bt Navtej 6-2, 6-0, Mandeep Kumar bt Sean Yip 1-6, 6-0, 6-3, Fatehdeep Singh bt Ishaque Eqbal 6-0, 6-0, S.K. Mukund bt Bankim 6-2, 6-0, Aditya bt Tejas 6-1, 6-3, Kuwar Singh bt Nishat Eqbal 7-5, 6-3, Kamal Kishore bt Jatinder Singh 6-2, 6-1
Girls under-14 singles (Ist round): Samridhi Lodha bt Suvarna 6-2, 6-0, Vanshika Sawney bt Meehal 6-3, 6-0, Bhavika Wadhawan bt Disha Dang 6-2, 6-2, Samriti bt Shivya 7-6, 7-5, Ashwini bt Arshpreet 6-1, 6-1, Anjali bt Nikita 5-7, 7-6, 6-2, Anukriti bt Bhavya Wadhawan 6-2, 6-4, Disha Dang bt Sonali 1-6, 6-1, 6-0, Harman Kaur bt Shubh Gulati 6-4, 6-4, Madhu bt Nikita Bishnoi 6-3, 6-4, Rinisha bt Nikita 6-0, 6-4, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa bt Shivani 6-3, 6-0, Nandini bt Tripti 6-2, 6-3, Lavanya bt Vibhuti Khullar 6-1, 6-2, Anushka bt Shivani 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, Harkirat Kaur bt Harsimran 6-1, 6-2 .