Date:26/04/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042611282000.htm

Sport - Tennis

Pawan Surya advances

Special Correspondent

MUMBAI: Pawan Surya bounced back after a first set loss to qualifier Karan Avlani in a boys under-14 second round match before steadying himself over the next two for an imposing 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory for a place in the quarterfinals of the Asian junior ranking tennis tournament.

Shahbaaz Khan's straight set win over fourth seed Kunal Anand set the unseeded local lad on course for a quarterfinal tie against fifth seed Sumeet Shinde, who was stretched to the decider by Abhishek S.V. at the Ranade Tennis Centre.

The girls' under-14 second round matches ended inside two sets, Ashwarya Agarwal and Kyra Shroff cruising into the quarterfinals without dropping a game. Top seeds Arvind Fernando and Rashmi Teltumde worked themselves into form on the second day.

The results (Indians unless specified): Boys: Second round: Arvind Fernando (Sri Lanka) bt Arjun Kadhe 6-3, 6-2; Vishvesh Sinha bt Vaidik Munshaw 6-3, 6-3; Shahbaaz Khan bt Kunal Anand 6-3, 6-2; Sumeet Shinde bt Abhishek S.V. 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Mohit Mayur bt Arjaav Hansoti 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; Samip Mehta bt Sirsala Surya 6-1, 6-3; Pawan Surya bt Karan Avlani 0-6, 6-3, 6-2; Jugal Marfatia bt Aniket Wakankar 7-6 (9), 6-3.

Girls: Second round: Rashmi Teltumbde bt Shruti Architha 6-0, 6-1; Ashwarya Agarwal bt Tejaswini Surya 6-0, 6-0; Aishwarya Shrivastava bt Neha Purohit 6-1, 6-0; Sharmada Balu bt Pallavi Krishnaraj 6-2, 6-2; Kyra Shroff bt Prathana Thombre 6-0, 6-0; Likhita Devraj bt Natasha Palha 6-1, 6-0; Yamini Reddy bt Estelle Mehta 6-3, 6-2; Shweta Rana bt Ankita Raina 6-2, 6-4.