Odisha players bagged bagged four titles and share one in the AITA-OTA Championship Series U-14 and U-18 Tennis Tournament, which was held at Kalinga Stadium here from February 25 to March 1, 2019.
Stevan Ankit Ekka was most successful Odisha player, bagging a double. He won both the under-14 boys singles and doubles titles with Debabrata Pradhan as doubles partner. Among other Odisha players Pratyush Mohanty emerged under-18 boys singles champion, while Maitree Diksha Rout-Sanya Yadav pocketed the under-18 girls doubles crown.
Rahul Behera won the under-18 boys doubles crown with Siddharth Reddy Vaada of Telangana as his partner. Odisha girls Sohini Mohanty and Maitree Diksha Rout finished under-14 and under-18 girls singles runner-up respectively. Odisha duo of D Aryan Swamy and Ashish Parida finished under-18 boys doubles runners-up and so did Akshant Beuria in under-14 boys doubles with Subhranil Barman of West Bengal as his partner.