Pradhan played this tournament, defying illness. He had fever and coughed profusely through out the tournament. Earlier in the semifinals, Pradhan outclashed third seed Neeraj J Choudhary (MP) in straight sets, while Borthakur quelled the challenge of local qualifier Ansu Kumar Bhuyan also in straight sets.
This was a new achievement for Odisha tennis that for the first time two players from the state (both from Gurukul Tennis Academy) reached singles semifinals of an all-India men`s circuit tournament.
West Bengal duo of Mohammad Azhar and Biplab Das grabbed the doubles title, edging out Haryana combination of Pradeep Deswal and Bharat Bhardwaj in super tie-break.
RESULTS:
SINGLES QUALIFYING (Last round): Pratyush Chhotray (Odi) bt  Asutosh Das (Odi) 6-3, 6-4; Suraj Konwar (Gur) bt Anirudh Singh Rawat (Del) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6); Jairaj Sirohi (Har) bt Azad Singh (Har) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Ansu Kumar Bhuyan (Odi) bt Swostik S Pradhan (Odi) 6-3, 6-2; Richie Agarwal (WB) bt Sarthak Deoras (CG) 6-0, 6-1; Narendra Singh Choudhary (Raj) bt Aayush Poddar (WB) 6-3, 6-3; Jagmeet Singh (Har) bt Ajay Nishank (Odi) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4); Parasdeep Singh Virk (Har) bt Adarsh Ashoo (Odi) 6-7 (7-4), 7-6(7-2), 6-3.
SINGLES MAIN DRAW:
First round: Chinmay Pradhan (Odi) bt Tarun C Anirudh (AP) 6-1, 6-3; Ajay Nishank (Odi) bt Pratyush Chhotray (Odi) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Sirohi Jairaj (Har) tt Swostik S Pradhan (Odi) 6-4, 7-6 (3); Abhishek Gaur (Del) bt Sarthak Sidharth (Odi) 6-4, 6-0; Neeraj J Choudhary (MP) bt Azad Singh (Har) 6-2, 6-0; Jasdeep Singh (Pun) bt Prateek P Baxi (CG) 6-4, 6-3; Pradeep Desal (Har) bt Sarthak Deoras (CG) 6-3, 7-6 (2); Rohit Rampuria (WB) bt Aayush Poddar (WB) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2; Sunny Dahiya (Har) bt Biplab Das (WB) 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1; Parasdeep Singh Virk (Har) bt Avilash Mishra (Odi) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Sajid-ur Rahman (AP) bt Narendra S Choudhary (Raj) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Abhinansu Borthakur (Asm) bt Adarsh Sahoo (Odi) 6-1, 6-1; Bharat Bhardwaj (Har) bt Richie Agarwal (WB) 6-1, 7-6 (5); Ansu Kumar Bhuyan (Odi) bt Santosh Kumar Mallik (Odi) 6-3, 3-0 (conceded); Suraj Konwar (Guj) bt Asutosh Das (Odi) 6-2, 6-2; Mohammad Azhar (WB) bt Jagmeet Singh (Har) 7-5, 6-3. Pre-quarterfinals: C Pradhan bt A Nishank 7-5, 7-6 (8-6); A Gaur bt S Jairaj 6-0, 6-2; NJ Choudhary bt J Singh 6-3, 6-0; R Rampuria bt P Desal 6-1, 6-2; S Dahiya bt PS Virk 6-2, 6-2; A Borthakur bt S Rahman 6-2, 6-1; AK Bhuyan bt B Bhardwaj 6-4, 6-4; S Konwar bt M Azhar 6-2, 6-1. Quarterfinals: C Pradhan bt A Gaur 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3; N Choudhary bt R Rampuria 6-2, 6-3; A Borthakur bt S Dahiya 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (1); A Bhuyan bt S Konwar 7-6 (2), 6-3. Semifinals: C Pradhan bt N Choudhary 7-6 (7-4), 6-0; A Borthakur bt A Bhuyan 6-4, 6-4. Final: A Borthakur bt C Pradhan 7-5, 6-0.
DOUBLES:
Quarterfinals: Mohammad Azhar-Biplab Das (WB) bt Anirudh Rawat-Sunny Dahiya (Del-Har) 5-7, 6-1, 10-8; Abhinansu Borthakur-Neeraj Choudhary (Asm-MP) bt Ansu Bhuyan-Ajay Nishank (Odi) 6-1, 4-6, 10-8; Sarthak Sidharth-Sajid-ur Rahman (Odi-AP) bt Santosh Mallik-Chinmay Pradhan (Odi) 7-6 (3), 6-3; Pradeep Desal-Bharat Bhardwaj (Har) bt Abhishek Gaur-Jagmeet Singh (Del-Har) 6-4, 6-3. Semifinals: M Azhar-B Das bt A Borthakur-N Choudhary 7-6 (3), 6-3; P Deswal-B Bhardwaj bt S Sidharth-S Rahman 4-6, 6-4, 12-10. Final: M Azhar-B Das bt P Deswal-B Bhardwaj 7-5, 3-6, 12-10.
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TOP: Abhinansu Borthakur (right) and Chinmay Pradhan with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on March 7, 2014.
RIGHT: 5-Ansu.Jpg: Anshu Kumar Bhuyan in action on March 5, 2014.