Odisha boy Amrutjay Mohanty bagged a treble by winning two singles and one doubles titles in the Beldih Club AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded at Beldih Club in Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) yesterday.

Bhubaneswar lad Amrujay captured the two singles titles in boys’ under-14 and under-16 categories. In the under-14 final, he defeated Deep Munium (MP) 7-5, 6-0. In the under-16 summit clash, Amrutjay beat Amit Routh (WB) 7-6, 6-4.

Trainee of Bhubaneswar-based Farhan Ali Tennis Academy (FATA), Amrutjay pocketed the doubles crows in under-16 boys’ category, partnering with state as well as academy mate Ashish Sihna. In the final, they prevailed over West Bengal pair of Amit Routh and Kanav Goel 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.

FATA achieved another success in the tournament as its West Bengal trainee Aneesha Mukherjee won the under-16 girls’ doubles title and finished runner-up in under-14 girls’ singles event. In the singles final, Aneesha lost to Ishita Jadhav (WB) 1-6, 3-6. Earlier in the doubles title clash, Aneesha and her West Bengal partner Shreya Chakraborty defeated their statemates Shireen Ahmad and Shimreen Ahmad 8-0.

``Over all it was very satisfying performance by our trainees,’’ said FATA founder and coach Farhan Ali. ``Players from my academy have bagged a total of 160 all-India titles in a period of four years,’’ he claimed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHOTO: Amrutjay Mohanty (Left) and Aneesha Mukherjee with their certificates in Jamshedpur on July 15, 2017.