Sport - Tennis

Seeded players advance

MYSORE: Top-seeded Mohammed Shahbaaz of Bangalore and third-seeded Rohit R Gowda of Mysore registered contrasting wins over their respective rivals to enter the second-round in the boys under-16 singles on the inaugural day of the Karnataka State Ranking junior tennis (under-14 & under-16 boys and girls), championship conducted by Raghuveer Tennis Club (R), at their courts in Mysore on Monday.

Shahbaaz playing a consistent base-line game registered a easy 6-0, 6-2 win over V. Nitin of Mysore while Rohit was extended to three sets before he prevailed over Mandya’s S.M. Sachin 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 in an absorbing tie.

The results: Boys under-16 singles: First round: Mohammed Shahbaaz (B’lore) bt V. Nitin (Mys) 6-2, 6-0; Rohit R Gowda (Mys) bt S.M. Sachin (Mandya) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Pavan Chakravarthy (Mys) bt Abhiram Madhukar (Mys) 6-0, 6-1; V. Ka ushal (Mys) bt G. Drithwin (B’lore) 7-6 (3), 7-5; S.D. Prajwal Dev (Mys) bt K.S. Pramod (Mandya) 6-0, 6-0; M.S. Rakshit (Mys) bt Rajit Kumar (Mys) 6-0, 6-0; Mahesh A Bhatija (Mys) bt Akheef (Mandya) 6-4, 6-2; K. Preetham (Mandya) bt P. Poojith (Mandya) 6-4, 6-3; S.D. Supreeth Dev (Mys) bt V. Darshan (Mys) 6-2, 6-0; Arjun Shenoy (Mys) bt Ikena (Mys) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; Vikas Hansoge (Mys) bt S. Kishan (Mys) 6-1, 6-1.

Boys under-14 singles: First round: (Best of 15 games): Yash P Bora (Mandya) bt Mahen M (Mys) 8-1; Vikas Gowda (Mandya) bt Rajit Kumar (Mandya) 8-6; M.R. Amruth (Mandya) bt Prakyath (Mandya) 8-7 (7-4); V. Sriram (Mys) bt R. Raghav (Mys) 8-1; Sudev S Mannar (Mys) bt Ikena (Mys) 8-3; A. Nirnay (Mys) bt Akash (Mys) 8-1; K.M. Shravan (Mys) bt U.P. Nandish (Mys) 8-6; Pranav (Mys) bt K.N. Srinidhi (Mys) 8-1.