Makarova in line for double crown at $40000 IWTC ITF world Tennis tour Women’s Championships.
Navi Mumbai December 30, 2023: Top seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia placed herself in line for double crown winning the doubles title and reaching the finals of the singles 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 singles semifinal top seed Katrina Makarova registered a
6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over sixth seeded Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia
She will now take on Second seeded Japanese Moyuka Uchijima who ended the challenge of her country mate Misaki Matsuda 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
In the doubles finals Latvian Kamilla Bartone and. Ekaterina Makarova edged out Japanese Funa Kozaki and /Misaki Matsuda 6-3, 1-6,10-7 to win the title
The doubles winner pair will get the points and the winner getting $2230, the runners up $1115
The prizes were given away at the hands of Mr Sunder Iyer Hon Secretary of MSLTA and tournament director Dr Dilip Rane
Results: Semifinal Round: Singles:
Ekaterina Makarova [1] bt Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) [6] 6-3, 3-6, 6-2;
Moyuka Uchijima (Jpn) [2] bt Misaki Matsuda (Jpn) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2;
Doubles: final Round:
Kamilla Bartone (Lat) /Ekaterina Makarova bt Funa Kozaki (Jpn) /Misaki Matsuda (Jpn) 6-3, 1-6,10-7.
