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  Bhuyan captures AITA-OTA 50K mens singles title
22 Feb 2019 BHUBANESWAR
 

Odisha ace Ansu Kumar Bhuyan continued his superb form by winning the singles title in the Gurukul-AITA-OTA Men’s 50K Tennis Tournament at Gurukul Resort Tennis Complex, Mendhasal, near here today.

Local favourite and top seed Bhuyan beat fifth seed Sheikh Mohammed Iftikhar of Assam in the final 6-2, 6-4. A total of 32 players from nine states participated in this tournament.

Among other Odisha players, Amrutjay Mohanty reached singles semifinals before losing to statemate Bhuyan. However, other leading Odisha player and second seed Chinmay Pradhan crashed out in quarterfinals, losing to eventual runner-up Sheikh Mohammed Iftikhar.

The doubles title was captured by Andhra-Assam pair of Umair Shaik and Sheikh Mohammed Iftikhar, who beat Odisha duo Satirtha Patnaik and Asutosh Das in the final 0-6, 6-4 (10-4).
 

Tournament Director Pradip Pradhan gave away the trophies in the presence of Tournament Referee Jatin Batsya and Odisha Tennis Association (OTA) Manager Prakash Pattnaik.

Singles title winner and runner-up gathered 15 and 12 AITA ranking points, while doubles champions and runners-up collected 12 and 8 points respectively.
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TOP: Ansu Kumar Bhuyan with his AITA singles trophy at Mendhasal, Bhubaneswar on Feb 22, 2019.
RIGHT: Singles and doubles prize winners with tournament officials at Mendhasal, Bhubaneswar on Feb 22, 2019.
 
   
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