Date:05/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/05/stories/2005050506862000.htm

Sport - Tennis

Sriram reaches final

Staff Correspondent

MYSORE: Unseeded Sriram Balaji of Tamil Nadu entered the final in the under-16 section of the AITA Talent Series Tennis tournament, beating B. Santhosh of Karnataka 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) here on Wednesday.

The results: Boys (under-16): Semifinals: Sriram Balaji (TN) bt B. Santhosh (Kar) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2); Varun Gunasheelan (TN) bt Vibhav M Iyengar (Kar) 6-0, 6-0. Quarterfinals: Varun bt Jagadeesan Kumar (Kar) 6-1, 6-0; Vibhav bt Chetan Pandit (AP) 6-1, 6-0; Sriram bt A.M. Suraj (Kar) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Santhosh bt Luv Sodha (Mah) 6-1, 6-3.

Boys (under-14): (Semifinals): Chetan Pandit (AP) bt R. Vigneshwaran (TN) 6-4, 6-2; H.J. Prajwal (Kar) bt Varun Gopal (Kar) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Quarterfinals: Varun bt Rashein Samuel (Kar) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Prajwal bt Ishwar Prasad (TN) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Vigneshwaran bt Vindo Gowda (TN) 6-4, 6-2; Chetan bt Praveen Ramaswamy (Kar) 6-3, 6-4.

Boys (under-13): Doubles (quarterfinals): R. Vigneshwaran/Ishwar Prasad (TN) bt C.M. Kiran/Tao Issaro (Ker) 9-6; Advait Kirtane/Praveen R bt Soorya Prasath/Vishu V Raj (TN) 9-2; Chetan Pandit/ Chirag Igoor bt Varun Gopal/ Rashein Samuel (Kar) 9-6; H.J. Prajwal/Vindo Gowda bt Vikas H/N. Pruthvika (Kar) 9-4.

Girls (under-14): Semifinals: Likitha Devaraj (Kar) bt Nimisha Mohan (Kar) 6-4, 7-5. Quarterfinals: Likitha bt Yasika Reddy (AP) 6-2, 6-0; Nimisha bt Rachita Sarda (Kar) 7-6 (5), 6-3; P. Sindoora (AP) bt Anusha V Singla (TN) 6-0, 6-3; Yamini Reddy (Kar) bt M.P. Nitha (Kar) 6-0, 6-0.

Girls (under-16): Quarterfinals: Harshini Reddy (Kar) bt Prarthana Prathap (Kar) 6-3, 6-3; Likitha Devaraj (Kar) bt Yamini Reddy (AP) 6-2, 6-1; J. Kesika (TN) bt P. Sindoora (AP) 6-2, 6-3; Sayali Bilare (Mah) bt Raveena Shetty (Kar) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0).