Odisha girl Rutuparna Choudhury and Andhra boy Ch Sreeharshit bagged a double each in the AITA-OTPPA U-12 & U-14 Championship Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded at Kalinga Stadium here today. Local favourite Rutuparna clinched the double by winning both the under-14 girls` singles and doubles titles. Sreeharshit, who hails from Visakhapatnam, emerged champion in under-14 boys` singles and doubles events.
The under-12 singles titles were claimed by local boy Mahesh Mohapatra and Andhra girl Sanjana Sirimala. Title winners in each event gained 25 AITA ranking points, while the runners-up garnered 20 points.
The five-day tournament was organised by Odisha Tennis Players` Parents` Association (OTPPA), under the aegis of Odisha Tennis Association. OTPPA vice-presidet Sarbeswar Mahapatra gave away the prizes in presence of secretary Jamini Mohanty Mohanty and tournament referee Jatin Batsya.
RESULTS:
U-12 boys singles: First round: K Sriram Das (Kar) bt Mohammad Arib Afzal (WB) 6-0, 6-2; Rahul Behera (Odi) bt Roop Sai Budida (AP) 6-2, 6-3; Nitin Verma (Kar) bt Sujal Mohanty (Odi) 6-0, 6-0; Anurag Kedia (WB) bt Anjan Benerjee (WB) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Kumar Sahil (Odi) bt Ritabrota Sarkar (WB) 7-6(4), 6-7 (7), 6-4; Amrutjay Mohanty (Odi) bt Aryan Bal (Odi) 6-1, 6-3; Aditya Kodakalla (AP) bt Saraswata Sen Sharma (WB) 6-2, 6-0; V Kaushik Reddy (AP) bt D Aryan Swamy (Odi) 6-4, 6-3; Sourya Manik (Chg) bt Ayush Pradhan (Odi) 6-3, 6-0; Avishek Mohapatra (Odi) bt Bisweswar Satpathy (Odi) 6-1, 6-2. Pre-quarterfinals: Mahesh Mohapatra (Odi) bt K Sriram Das 6-0, 6-1; V Nitin Varma (Kar) bt R Behera 6-1, 6-2; Hasith S Gummuluru (AP) bt A Kedia 6-0, 6-1; Varun K Mudipalli (AP) bt K Sahil 6-3, 6-3; A Mohanty bt A Kodakalla 6-0, 6-3; Amaan Wasim (WB) bt Abhiraj Sen (WB) 7-6(2), 6-1; Shourya Manik (Chg) bt V K Reddy 6-3, 2-6, 6-0; Vishal R Pagdala (Kar) bt A Mohapatra 6-0, 6-0. Quarterfinals: M Mohapatra bt VN Varma 6-2, 6-1; HS Gummuluru bt VK Mudipalli 6-2, 6-1; A Mohanty bt A Wasim 6-2, 6-4; VR Pagdala bt S Manik 6-0, 6-1. Semifinals: M Mohapatra bt HS Gummuluru 6-0, 6-4; VR Pagdala bt A Mohanty 6-2, 6-1. Final: M Mohapatra bt VR Pagdala 6-1, 6-4.
U-12 girls singles: First round: Simran Ekka (Odi) bt Bhagyashree Behera (Odi) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Namala Krishnaveni (AP) bt Ayesha Swain (Odi) 6-1, 6-0; Salini Punekar (Kar) bt Pratikshya Priyanshi (Odi) 6-4, 6-2; Nicky Ekka (Jhar) bt Sai Prajnya Padhy (Odi) 6-2, 6-3; Swati S Prusty (Odi) bt Arya Kailas (Mah) 6-2, 6-2; Devangi Bhattacharjee (WB) bt Anshika Routray (Odi) 6-2, 6-0; Patlolla Charitha (AP) bt Ashra Patel (Odi) 6-3, 6-1. Pre-quarterfinals: Shatavisa Ghosh (WB) bt S Ekka 6-0, 6-1; Ameek Batth (Odi) bt N Krishnaveni 6-1, 6-3; Shreya Chakraborty (WB) bt S Punekar 6-1, 6-2; Koyena Sircar (WB) bt N Ekka 6-2, 6-2; Sanjana Sirimala (AP) bt S Prusty 6-4, 6-2; Sanya Yadav (WB) bt Janhvii Ramesh (AP) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; Adithi Are (AP) bt D Bhattacharjee 6-1, 6-0; Ananya Yadav (AP) bt P Charitha 6-1, 6-4. Quarterfials: AK Batth bt S Ghosh 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-1; S Chakraborty bt K Sircar 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; S Sirimala bt S Yadav 6-4, 6-2; A Yadav bt A Are 6-2, 6-2. Semifinals: S Chakraborty bt AK Batth 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; S Sirimala bt A Yadav 6-2, 6-1. Final: S Sirimala bt S Chakraborty 6-1, 6-2.
U-14 boys singles: 1st round: Sarthak Panda (Odi) bt Aditya Kodakalla (AP) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; V Nitin Varma (Kar) bt Ritabrata Sarkar (WB) 6-2, 6-1; Aditya Roy Chowdhury (WB) bt Aonjaneya Banerjee (WB) 6-1, 6-0; Sumit Mallick (WB) bt Justin Penmei (WB) 6-0, 6-4; Kabir Hans (Odi) bt Yagyandutta Sharma (Odi) 6-0, 7-5; Hasith Gummuluru (AP) bt V Kousik Reddy (AP) 6-1, 6-4; Amrutjay Mohanty (Odi) bt Samarjeet Sethy (Odi) 6-1, 6-4; Varun Mudipalli (AP) bt D Aryan Swamy (Odi) 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-5; Yuv Kataria (WB) bt Abhiraj Sen (WB) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3; Ashish Sinha (Jha) bt Amaan Wasim (WB) 6-4, 6-1; Vishal Pagadala (Kar) bt Kabir Farhan (Odi) 6-0, 6-0; Sriram Das (Kar) bt Abhishek Mohapatra (Odi) 6-1, 6-3; Pratyush Mohanty (Odi) bt Nivan Lobo (WB) 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-5. Pre-quarterfinals: M Mohapatra bt S Panda 6-0, 6-0; AR Chowdhury bt VN Varma 6-3, 6-1; Abdul Kareem Khan (AP) bt S Mallick 6-0, 6-1; H Gummuluru bt K Hans 6-4, 6-1; A Mohanty bt V Mudipalli 6-3, 6-3; A Sinha bt Y Kataria 6-4, 6-1; V Pagadala bt S Das 6-3, 6-1; Ch Sreeharshit (AP) bt P Mohanty 6-4, 6-3. Quarterfials: M Mohapatra bt AR Chowdhury 6-0, 6-1; AK Khan bt H Gummuluru 6-2, 6-2; A Sinha bt A Mohanty 6-2, 6-1; Ch Sreeharshit bt V Pagadala 6-3, 7-5. Semifinals: M Mohapatra bt AK Khan 6-0, 6-2; Ch Sreeharshit bt A Sinha 6-3, 6-4. Final: Ch Sreeharshit bt Mahesh Mohapatra (Odi) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
U-14 girls singles: First round: Rutuparna Choudhury (Odi) bt Devangi Bhattacharya (WB) 6-0, 6-0; Amik Kiran Batth (Odi) bt Sanya Yadav (WB) 6-3, 6-4; Adithi Are (AP) bt Pratiskhya Priyanshi (Odi) 6-0, 6-1; Snitabithi Singh (WB) bt Namalla Krishnaveni (AP) 6-2, 6-0; Ishika Gupta (WB) bt Asmita Chatterjee (WB) 6-1, 6-0; Shreya Chakraborty (WB) bt Swati Prusty (Odi) 6-2, 6-2; Punyatoya Mohapatra (WB) bt Salini Punekar (Kar) 6-3, 6-1; Anam Almas (Odi) bt Arya Kailash Chalte (Mah) 6-0, 6-0, Shatavisa Ghosh (WB) bt Ayesha Swain (Odi) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; Sanjana Srimala (AP) bt S Harshada (Odi) 6-0, 6-2; L Sai Rithika Behera (AP) bt Bhagyashree Behera (Odi) 6-0, 6-1; Ananya Yadav (WB) bt Koyena Sirkar (WB) 7-5, 6-4; Amrita Ohdedar (WB) bt Ashra Patel (Odi) 6-2, 6-1; Alisha Samal (Odi) bt Ritee Patnaik (Odi) 6-1, 6-2. Pre-quarterfinals: R Choudhury bt AK Batth 7-5, 6-1; A Are bt S Singh 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; I Gupta bt S Chakraborty 6-1, 6-2; P Mohapatra bt Eshitha Budida (AP) 6-1, 6-2; A Almas bt S Ghosh 6-4, 6-0; LSR Behera bt S Sirimala 6-1, 6-1; A Yadav bt A Ohdedar 6-1, 7-6(2); A Samal bt Nicky Ekka (Jha) 6-0, 6-0. Quarterfinals: R Choudhury bt A Are 6-0, 6-0; I Gupta bt P Mohapatra 6-3, 6-3; LSR Behera bt A Almas 7-6(4), 6-2; A Samal bt A Yadav 6-1, 6-2. Semifinals: R Choudhury bt I Gupta 6-2, 6-3; A Samal bt LSR Behera 6-4, 6-3. Final: R Choudhury bt A Samal 6-3, 6-4.
U-14 boys doubles (Final): CH Sreeharshit-Abdul Kareem Khan (AP) bt Mahesh Mohapatra-Ashish Sinha (Odi-Jha) 5-3, 5-4(6).
U-14 girls doubles (Final): Rutuparna Choudhary-Alisha Samal (Odi) bt Punyatoya Mohapatra-Ishika Gupta (WB) 4-1, 5-3.
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PHOTO: Title winners (L to R) Alisha Samal, Rutuparna Choudhury, Ch Sreeharshit and Mahesh Mohapatra with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on Oct 24, 2014.