CHANDIGARH, JAN 3 :Local lad Nischay Rawal defeated Akhmed Dja Mukhamed Uzbekistan 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in boys singles second round and entered the final qualifying round in the ITF Junior (Grade 3) Tennis Tournament being conducted by Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today. In a first-round encounter, Nischay Rawa ousted Taranbir Singh Oberoi 6-0, 6-1.
Maninder Singh ended the challenge of Digvijay Singh Naruka by 6-2, 6-1 in the boys singles second qualifying round.Mehak defeated Harnoor Kaur Mann 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Chandigarh girls second round qualifying round encounter. Down by one set, Disha Saigal staged a fine rally to snuff out the challenge of Parminder Kaur in three-well contested sets 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Delhi-based Tarrannum Handa moved into the final qualifying round at the expense of Ayna Kurbabova of Uzbekistan 6-3, 6-0.
Results (Qualiyfing): Boys singles (Ist round): Haadin bava bt Manpreet Singh Chawla 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, Andrew Bennett (Austria) bt S. Karan 6-1, 6-3, Navneet Kumar bt Tarun Chopra 6-0, 6-0, Kavit Bimal Mehta bt Harry Singh Amor 6-4, 6-2, Ajay Yadav bt Gary Singh Amor 6-2, 6-1, Nischay Rawa bt Taranbir Singh Oberoi 6-0, 6-1.
2nd round: Yoannis Hilelis (Fra) bt Haadin Bava 6-3, 6-2, Vinod bt Andrew Bennett (Austria) 6-3, 6-3, Navneet Kumar bt Pulat Babadjanova (Uzb) 7-3, 4-6, 6-3, Tushal Thawani bt Rushi Amin 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-5, Egor Gerasimova bt Kavit Bimal Mehta 6-0, 6-0, Kunal Anand bt Ajay Yadav 7-5, 6-2, Nischay Rawal bt Akhmed Dja Mukhamed (UZB) 7-6 (5),7-6 (5), Maninder Singh bt Digvijay Singh Naruka 6-2, 6-1.
Girls (Ist round): Disha Saigal bt Baljinder Kaur 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, Ankita Bhatia bt Vera Reshetko (Kaz) 6-0, 6-0, Noor Paul bt Lavanya Nath 7-5, 6-3, Ravnoor Kaur bt Rimpledeep Kaur 6-1, 6-1, Mehak bt Gundeep Kaur 6-1, 6-2.
2nd round: Sowjanya Bavisetti bt Nithyarah Buburaj 6-2, 6-3, Ankita Bhatia bt Jeni Patel 6-3, 7-5, Noor Paul bt Vaidehi Bhagar 6-1, 6-3, Mehak bt Harnoor Kaur Mann 6-2, 6-2, Likita Shetty bt Priyanka Rawat 6-0, 6-3, Tarrannum Handa bt Ayna Kurbabova (Uzb) 6-3, 6-0, Disha Saigal bt Parminder Kaur 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).