Lakshami , Humera only Indians to qualify for main draw at $40000 IWTC ITF world Tennis tour Women’s Championships.
Navi Mumbai December 25, 2023: Lakshami Prabha Arunkumar and Humera Bahadur were the only Indians to qualify for the Main Draw at the IWTC-2023 ITF World Tennis Tour $40000 Tournament (Shri Ganesh Naik Initiative) organized by the Navi Mumbai Sports Association in association with Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association (MSLTA) under the auspices of the ITF , AITA and to be played at the Ganesh Naik Tennis Complex in Vashi .
In the final round qualifying Lakshami Prabha Arunkumar outplayed Lakshami Gowda( 6-3, 6-2 , while Humera Baharmus struggled to get past Jennifer Luikhem 3-6,6-2,6-4 .
In another match featuring an Indian Hiromi Abe outplayed Saumya Vig 6-3, 6-0 in the last round qualifying match
The main draws will get underway from tomorrow
Results: Final Qualifying Round: Womens:
Weronika Baszak(Pol)[5] Olivia Bergler(Pol)[14] 6-3, 6-2;
Hiromi Abe(JPN)[6] bt Saumya Vig(Ind)[16] 6-3, 6-0;
Lakshami Prabha Arunkumar(Ind) bt Lakshami Gowda(Ind) 6-3, 6-4;
Ekaterina Kazionova(Rus)[9] bt Kamilla Bartone(Lat)[4] 6-4, 6-0;
Akiko Omae(JPN)[2] bt Ioana Zvonaru(Rou)[11] 6-2, 6-0;
Anna Sedysheva(Rus) bt Nanari Kastumi(JPN)[10] 6-2, 6-3;
Van De Peer Vicky(Bel)[3] bt Elena Jamshidi(Den)[13] 7-5, 6-2;
Humera Baharmus(Ind)[7] bt Jennifer Luikhem(Ind)[15] 3-6,6-2,6-4
