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Jeevan Nedunchezian, a ninth standard student of St. Michael's Academy in Chennai, surprised coach Hemant Bendre by winning three singles matches, after the main singles player Sumit Prakash Gupta was restricted to playing doubles. Sumit had been stuck by an illness that caused rashes all over his body during his stint with the ITF team in Europe, but stayed on to help the Indian squad. While Sumit did his part well in doubles, Jeevan came up with the victories much in contrast to the No. 1 player Rupesh Roy, who struggled in winning a solitary singles match. "It was a good performance by Jeevan, and we were a little disappointed with the way Rupesh played. We didn't miss Sumit in singles. Had Rupesh played at the same level as he had done in the Asia-Oceania competition, we would have finished much better," said Hemant Bendre. The coach felt that the tour was an eye-opener for the Indian team about the world standards, but added that the team could finish in the top three with better planning. "We beat the U.S. and France in practice, but lost to top-seeded U.S. in the main match," said Hemant. "They didn't miss anything in the match, and played practice in a different way," said Jeevan, who has grown in confidence. The Indian girls team led by Sanaa Bhambri also did very well to finish seventh. Coach Kawaljeet Singh said that he would have been happier had the team reached the fifth position, which was not beyond its reach. In fact, the format of only one team each from the four groups making the semifinals came for criticism, but the Indian squad, which returned to the Capital on Sunday evening was happy with the overall performance. "The teams have done well, and we need to build on this momentum. We have to plan for future meets well in advance, and possibly try to better the record," Kawaljeet said.
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