Date:28/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/28/stories/2007112856532200.htm

Sport - Tennis

Easy for Ramesh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State champion M.R. Ramesh crushed teammate Anil Kumar Pandala 6-2, 6-2 to move into the quarterfinals in the AITA National veterans tennis tournament at the TTC courts here on Tuesday. The quarterfinalists were spotted in both the over 45 and over 55 categories.

The results (pre-quarterfinals): Over 45 singles: K. Madhukar Rao (TN) bt George Mathew (Ker) 6-1, 6-1; Paul Manohar (AP) bt Meher Singh (Ker) 6-2, 6-1; M.R. Ramesh (Ker) bt Anil Kumar Pandala (Ker) 6-2, 6-0; Timothy (Ker) bt K.N.V. Prasad (AP) 6-2, 6-0; K. Arun Kumar (AP) bt V. Unnikrishnan (Ker) 6-0, 6-2; K. Vijayakuamr (Ker) bt Gilbert (Ker) 6-2, 6-2; N.B. Vijayakuamr (Ker) bt S.S. Rathi (Ori) 6-1, 6-0; S. Setto (TN) bt Sashi Kumar (Ker) 6-0, 6-0.

Over 55 singles: S. Rajasekharan Nair (Ker) bt P.R. Raju (AP) 6-4, 6-2; P.G. Mathew (Ker) bt Salim (Ker) 6-2, 6-1; Jacob C. Kallivayalil (Ker) bt Rajendran (TN) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6; A. Kamal Aravind (Ker) bt Rasheed (Ker) 6-2, 6-0; T.A. Andrews (Ker) bt John Mathai (Ker) 3-6, 6-2 (conceded); Aleem (Ker) bt P.T.R. Naidu (AP) 7-6, 7-6.

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