Jakhar, Mulay cause major upsets to advance at Endurance – MSLTA AITA U-14 Clay Court National Tennis Championships

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 5th November 2024: Aarav Jakhar of Haryana and Aarav Mulay of Maharashtra created major upsets by knocking out second seed Sankalp Sahani of West Bengal and fourth seed Praneeth Reddy Doragari of Telangana, respectively, to secure spots in the third round of the Boys’ event at the Endurance – MSLTA AITA Under-14 Clay Court National Tennis Championships.

The tournament is being hosted by the EMMTC under the auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre, located at the Divisional Sports Complex, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

In the second round, Aarav Jakhar scored a 6-4, 6-2 victory against second seed Sankalp Sahani of West Bengal. Meanwhile, lucky loser Aarav Mulay from Maharashtra registered a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Praneeth Reddy Doragari of Telangana. Adding to the upsets, Maharashtra’s Smit Undre took down the 14th seed, Kabir Parmar of Gujarat, with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 win to advance to the round of sixteen.

In the girls’ first-round matches, Aniha Gavinolla of Telangana narrowly defeated Eshal Pathan of Maharashtra in a three-set battle, winning 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-3. Maharashtra’s Kirtiyani Ghatkar also fought back from a set down to beat Sana Sesh Vardhamani of Karnataka 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Results:
Second Round (Boys):
– Aaradhya Mhasde[1] (Mah) bt Ansh Ramani (Mah) 6-0, 6-2
– Aarav Jakhar (Har) bt Sankalp Sahani [2] (WB) 6-4, 6-2
– Smit Undre (Mah) bt Kabir Parmar [14] (Guj) 6-3, 6-3
– Vanij Pothunoori [12] (TS) bt Satya Chintagunta (TS) 6-0, 6-0
– Viraj Chaudhary [7] (Del) bt Aarav Patel 6-4, 6-1
– Aarav Chhallani [15] (Mah) bt Vrishank Munugala (TS) 6-4, 6-2
– Varad Undre [9] (Mah) bt Dhruv Sehgal (Mah) 6-3, 6-1
– Paranjay Siwach [6] (Har) bt Kaustubh Singh (UP) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
– Atharva Sriramoju [8] (TS) bt Hemdev Mahesh (TN) 7-5, 6-0
– Pradnyesh Shelke [11] (Mah) bt Shivraj Jadhav (Mah) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
– Puneeth M (Kar) bt Daivik Kalvakunta 6-0, 6-1
– Aarav Mulay (Mah) bt Praneeth Reddy Doragari [4] (TS) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
– Daksh Patil [5] (Mah) bt Shreyansh Khera (Har) 6-1, 6-1
– Arjun Manikandan (Kar) bt Taanish Nanda (PB) 6-4, 6-4

First Round (Girls):
– Aniha Gavinolla (TS) bt Eshal Pathan (Mah) 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-3
– Kirtiyani Ghatkar (Mah) bt Sana Sesh Vardhamani (Kar) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
– Rabiah Dullet (PB) bt Anika Nair (Mah) 6-3, 6-0
– Adya Chaurasia (Kar) bt Aayushri Tarange (Mah) 7-5, 6-3

Second Round (Girls):
– Aaradhya Meena [1] (Raj) bt Shazfa K (OD) 6-1, 6-0