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Indian teams finish seventh

NEW DELHI AUG. 18. The Indian boys and girls teams wound up on a winning note, and finished seventh in the World Junior (under-14) tennis finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

The boys team defeated Russia 2-1, with Jeevan Nedunchezian winning the singles leaving Sumit Prakash Gupta and Rupesh Roy to ensure triumph with a win in the doubles.

The girls team beat Argentina 2-0, with Sanaa Bhambri capping a fine performance with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) victory over Betina Jozami in the second singles, after Tara Iyer had given a good start with a straight-set victory over Florencia Molinero.

In the boys final, U.S. beat Spain 2-1. In the girls final, the Netherlands defeated Poland 3-0.

The final placings:

Boys: 1. U.S., 2. Spain, 3. Argentina, 4. Canada, 5. France, 6. Morocco, 7. India, 8. Russia, 9. Australia, 10. Belgium, 11. Czech Republic, 12. Brazil, 13. Colombia, 14. Belarus, 15. Kora and 16. China.

Girls: 1. The Netherlands, 2. Poland, 3. Czech Republic, 4. U.S., 5. Russia, 6. China, 7. India, 8. Argentina, 9. Spain, 10. France, 11. Egypt, 12. Colombia, 13. Canada, 14. Indonesia, 15. Brazil and 16. New Zealand.

The results (seventh place):

Boys: India bt Russia 2-1 (Jeevan Nedunchezian bt Alexander Prozorov 6-2, 6-3; Rupesh Roy lost to Pavel Tihekhov 4-6, 3-6; Sumit Prakash Gupta and Rupesh Roy bt A. Prozorov and P. Tchkhov 6-4, 6-2).

Girls: India bt Argentina 2-0 (Tara Iyer bt Florencia Molinero 6-3, 7-5; Sanaa Bhambri bt Betina Jozami 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)).

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