Date:28/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/28/stories/2005012812261800.htm

Sport - Tennis

Seshagiri Rao beats Kishore

VISAKHAPATNAM, JAN. 27. G. Seshagiri Rao upset the No. 2 seed, P.K. Kishore, on his way to the semifinals of the plus 45 years category event of the AITA veterans ranking tournament being conducted by the Town Hall Club, Kakinada, on Thursday.

The results (all quarterfinals): Plus 45 years: Singles: M. Suresh bt V. Dhananjayulu 6-2, 6-2; S. Manmadh Rao bt V. Srinivas Reddy 6-0, 6-3; V. Shankar (Delhi) bt K.R. Raman 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; G. Seshagiri Rao bt P.K. Kishore 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: S.Sethu and K.R. Raman bt V. Srinivas Reddy and S.A. Razak 6-4, 6-1; Kishore and A.S. Khan bt Ashok Mirpuri and B.G. Reddy 7-5, 6-3.

Plus 55 yrs: Singles: H.S. Sarma bt R. Padmanabha Rao 6-1, 6-1; N.C. Ashok Reddy bt P. Venkateswara Rao 6-4, 6-3; V. Ram Mohan bt V. Krishna Murthy 6-1, 6-0; T.A.P.N. Rao bt Y. Brahma Reddy 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Adisesha Reddy and Chenchuram Reddy bt A.S.N. Raju and Ram Mohan Rao 5-7,6-3,6-4.

Plus 65 singles: V. Chiranjeevi bt D.D. Rao 6-3, 1-1 (conceded); C.B. Raju bt N. Padmanabhan 6-0, 6-3; Nagaraja Rao bt A.J. Keerti Kumar 6-3, 6-2; T.N. Laxmanan bt Sampath Raghavan 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: Chiranjeevi and C.B. Raju bt P. Ramakrishna Rao and C. Radhakrishna 6-0, 6-4; D.D. Rao and Keerti Kumar bt G.K. Mahadev and G.G. Vittal 6-1, 6-1; K. Sheshadrinath and R. Subba Rao bt Srihari Raju and Sampath Raghavan 6-0, 6-2; Chengappa and R. Ananda bt Nagaraja Rao and Laxamanan 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.