Ansu Bhuyan consolidated his status as the top male tennis player of Odisha by winning both the men`s singles and doubles titles in the Puri Open All-Odisha Tennis Tournament here at Puri Club today. Bhubaneswar-based Ansu beat his coach Santosh Mallik in the singles final 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and then combined with Mallik to get the better of city opponents Satirtha Patnaik and Ajay Nishank 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles final.
Shilpi Swarupa Das emerged women`s singles champion, prevailing over Lusna Sharma 6-2. Bhubaneswar duo Ajay Mahapatra and Ajay Sahu also bagged a double by winning both the 40-plus and 50-plus veteran doubles crowns. The defeated Paresh Singh and Biswajit Mishra 7-5 in the 40-plus final and P K Nath-J N Patnaik 7-3 in 50-plus summit clash.
PDTA president Pradipta Mohapatra handed over the prizes at the presentation ceremony. PDTA secretary Sunil Kumar Mohapaptra, Joint-secretary Harihar Guru, tournament director Sumant Kumar Subudhi and tournament referee Prabin Kumar Nayak were present on the occasion.
RESULTS:
Mens singles: League stage: Group A: Ansu Bhuyan (1) bt Ajay Nishank 7-6(4), 6-1; Suraj Sahu bt Khirod Mishra 6-1, 6-0; A Nishank bt K Mishra 6-0, 6-0; A Nishank bt S Sahu 6-0, 6-0; A Bhuyan bt S Sahu 6-2 6-1; A Bhuyan bt K Mishra 6-0, 6-0. Group B: Santosh Mallik (2) bt Satirtha Patnaik 5-6 (retd); Kumar Anurag Saran bt Nishant Mohanty 1-6, 6-1, 11-9; S Mallik bt KA Saran 6-2, 6-1; S Mallik bt N Mohanty 6-0, 6-0; K A Saran bt Sujit Chakraborthy 6-1, 6-2; N Mohanty bt S Chakraborthy 6-1, 6-1. Group C: Asutosh Das bt Avilash Mishra (3) 6-4, 6-2; Purushottam Dash bt Harihar Guru 6-1, 6-0; A Mishra bt P Dash 6-2, 6-0; A Mishra bt H Guru 6-2, 6-0; A Das bt H Guru 6-2, 6-1; A Das bt P Dash 6-2, 6-2. Group D: Adarsh Sahoo (4) bt Manoj K Nayak 7-5, 6-2; Aditya Narayan Guru bt Lalatendu Barma 6-4, 6-4; MK Nayak bt AN Guru 6-2, 6-1; A Sahoo bt L Barma 6-2, 6-1; M K Nayak bt L Barma 6-0, 6-2; A Sahoo bt A N Guru 6-4, 6-2. Quarterfinals: A Bhuyan bt KA Saran 6-2, 6-0; S Mallick bt MK Nayak 6-2, 6-1; A Nishank bt A Das 6-2, 7-6(4); A Sahoo bt A Mishra 6-4, 6-1. Semifinals: A Bhuyan bt A Sahoo 6-1, 6-2; S Mallik bt A Nishank 7-6(4), 6-3. Final: A Bhuyan bt S Mallik 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Mens’ doubles: Quarterfinals: Ajay Nishank-Satirtha Patnaik bt Jayesh Mangela-Kumar Anurag Saran 6-3, 6-4; Santosh Mallik-Ansu Bhuyan bt Lalatendu Barma-Anand Senapati 6-0, 6-0; Avilash Mishra-Adarsh Sahoo bt Manoj K Nayak-Gaurav Das 6-2, 6-3; Lalit Dash-Sunil Palei bt Aditya Satpathy-Asutosh Das 6-1, 4-6 (10-5). Semifinals: A Bhuyan-Santosh Mallik bt Lalit Dash-Sunil Palei 6-3, 6-1. Ajay Nishank-Satirtha Patnaik bt Adarsh Sahoo-Avilash Mishra 6-3, 3-6, 10-5. Final: A Bhuyan-S Mallik bt S Patnaik-A Nishank 6-3, 6-4.
Women singles: Semifinals: Shilpi Swarupa Das bt Narmada Pati 6-1; Lusna Sharma bt Sapna Sahu 6-3. Final: SS Das bt L Sharma 6-2.
40-plus veteran doubles: Final: Ajay Mahapatra-Ajay Sahu bt Paresh Singh and Biswajit Mishra 7-5.
50-plus veteran doubles: Final: Ajay Mahapatra and Ajay Sahu bt P K Nath-J N Patnaik 7-3.
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PHOTO: Prize winners and guests at the Puri Open Tennis Tournament in Puri on April 12, 2015.