Odisha players won one out of three singles titles and finished runner-up in all three events of the TAB-AITA-OTA Talent Series U-12 and U-16 Tennis Tournament, which concluded at Kalinga Stadium Tennis Complex here today. Local favourited and second seed D Aryan won the lone title in U-16 boys category, defeating state-mate Ashish Kumar Parida in the final by 2-1 sets.
Ethan Thai Shing Lee of West Bengal emerged U-12 boys singles champion, beating Odisha opponent Lalita Tudu in straight sets. The U-16 girls singles title was captured by fourth seed Taru Sai Joshi of West Bengal, upsetting second seed Odisha opponent Simran Neha Ekka also in straight sets. Title winners gained 15 AITA ranking points each and the runner-up 12 apiece.
TIME Bhubaneswar Centre Director Alok Acharya handed over the trophies in presence of host Tennis Association of Bhubaneswar (TAB) president Girija Shankar Acharya, vice-president Biswajit Rath, secretary Bijay Kumar Sahoo, Odisha Tennis Association (OTA) manager Prakash Patnayak and tournament referee Jatin Batsya.
SINGLES RESULTS:
U-12 BOYS: Pre-quarterfinals: Bibrarshi Biswas (WB) bt Hardik Sethi (WB) 6-2,7-5; Biswa Bismit Pradhan (OD) bt Harsh Verma (JH) 6-4,6-2; Mayand Tewary (WB) bt Saphalya Mohanty (OD) 6-1,6-3; Lalit Tudu (OD) bt Kaamlesh Rath (OD) 6-2,5-7,6-1; Ethan thai S Lee (WB) bt Dishanta Mohanty (OD) 6-1,6-2; Sagnik Mitra (WB) bt Arush Sarma (OD) 6-3,6-1; Farhan Akhtar (WB) bt Nishant Kumar Sethi (OD) 6-2,6-3; Lavam Makharia (WB) bt Vedaant Agarwal (WB) 6-2,6-3. Quarterfinals: B Biswas bt BB Pradhan 6-1,6-2; L Tudu bt M Tewary 7-6(2),7-5; ES Lee bt S Mitra 6-0,6-2; F Akhtar bt L Makharia 6-3,7-6(2). Semifinals: L Tudu bt B Biswas 6-2, 6-4; ES Lee bt F Akhtar 6-3,7-5. Final: ES Lee bt L Tudu 6-4,6-0.
U-16 BOYS: Pre-quarterfinals: Md Arib Afzal (WB) bt Kaamlesh Rath (OD) 6-2,6-1; Aarya Jadhav (TS) bt Priyanshu Singh (WB) 6-2,6-0; Rahul Behera (OD) bt Bighnesh Nanda (OD) 6-3,3-6,6-0; Ashish Ku Parida (OD) bt Samannay Banik (WB) 6-0,6-0; Uday Jyoti Das (AS) bt Biprarshi Biswas (WB) 6-0,6-1; Rounak Ghosh (WB) bt Mayand Tewary (WB) 6-2,6-1; Sarnaav Ghosh (WB) bt Sambit SSS Pradhan (OD) 7-5,6-2; D Aryan Swamy (OD) bt Debabrata Pradhan (OD) 6-3,6-2. Quarterfinals: MA Afzal bt A Jadhav 7-6(2),7-5; AK Parida bt R Behera 6-4,7-5; R Ghosh bt UJ Das 6-1,6-1; DA Swamy bt S Ghosh 6-1,6-2. Semifinals: AK Parida bt MA Afzal 6-2,6-2; DA Swamy bt R Ghosh 6-4,6-4. Final: DA Sway bt AK Parida 6-3,5-7,6-4
U-16 GIRLS: Pre-quarterfinals: Sanya Yadav (WB) bt Riya Mardaraj (OD) 6-2,6-1; Henamika Karina Sahu (OD) bt Nemha Sarah Kispotta (OD) 6-3,1-6,6-4; Taru Sai Joshi (WB) bt Bhagyashree Behera (OD) 6-3,6-3; Prisha Bhattacharjee (WB) bt Debanjali Kumar (OD) 6-0,6-0; Oindrila Sen (WB) bt Aditi Pradhan (JH) 6-4,6-1; Aashra Patel (OD) bt Archita Sahoo (OD) 6-0,6-0; Priyanshi Panigrahi (OD) Anshita Agarwal (WB) 6-3,7-5; Simran Neha Ekka (OD) bt Ashmita Mitra (WB) 6-1,6-1. Quarterfinals: S Yadav bt HK Sahu 6-4,6-2; TS Joshi bt P Bhattacharjee 6-1,6-1; O Sen bt A Patel 4-6,7-6(3),7-5; SN Ekka bt P Panigrahi 6-1,6-1. Semifinals: TS Joshi bt S Yadav 6-7(4),6-3,6-4; SN Ekka bt O Sen 6-1,6-3. Final: TS Joshi bt SN Ekka 6-0,6-2.
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PHOTO: Title winners and losing finalists with guest and tournament officials in Bhubaneswar on June 1, 2018.