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  Odisha youngsters win Talent Series tennis titles
29 Dec 2017 BHUBANESWAR
 

Odisha youngsters won three out of six titles in the AITA-OTA Under-12 and Under-16 Talent Series (TS) Tennis Tournament, which was organised by newly formed Tennis Association of Bhubaneswar (TAB), under the aegist of Odisha Tennis Association (OTA) at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from December 25 to 29, 2017.

As many as 80 budding talents of three states of East Zone _ Odisha, Bengal and Bihar _ participated in the tournament. Odisha players also finished runners-up in all six events. Sangram Kumar Patra of Gurukul Tennis Academy turned out as the most impressive among Odisha players. Despite being an unseeded player, he went on to capture the under-16 boys’ singles crown, defeating top seed Pratyush Mohanty in straight sets.
 

Among other Odisha achievers, Bighnesh Nanda and D Aryan Swamy emerged under-16 boys’ doubles champion, while Sohini Sanjay Mohanty claimed the title in under-12 girls’ singles event. OTA secretary Madhusudan Padhi handed over the trophies in the presence of Khurda District Tennis Association secretary Asit Pradhan, TAB president Girija Shankar Acharya, secretary Bijay Kumar Sahoo, tournament director Dr Nagaraju M, tournament referee Jatin Batsya and OTA manager Prakash Pattnaik.

RESULTS (All finals):
Boys U-12 Singles: Tamoghna Das (WB) bt Stevan Ankit Ekka (OD) 6-3, 6-3.
Girls U-12 Singles: Sohini Mohanty (OD) bt Mahika Sarangi (OD) 6-1, 6-2.
Boys U-12 Doubles: Sagnik Mitra-Mayand Tewary (WB) bt Hridayajit Das-Arush Sarma (OD) 6-3, 6-3.
Boys U-16 Singles: Sangram Kumar Patra (OD) bt Pratyush Mohanty (OD) 6-4, 6-3.
Girls U-16 Singles: Ananya Yadav (WB) bt Simran Neha Ekka (OD) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Boys U-16 Doubles: Bighnesh Nanda-D Aryan Swamy (OD) bt Pratyush Mohanty-Yashraj Nayak (OD) 6-1, 7-5.
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TOP: Prize winners with guests and organizing officials in Bhubaneswar on December 29, 2017.
RIGHT: Under-16 boys’ singles champion Sangram Patra with his trophy in Bhubaneswar on December 29, 2017.
 
   
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