Date:25/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042557082200.htm

Sport - Tennis

It’s Rashien vs. Sagar

BANGALORE: Unseeded Rashien Samuel and Sagar Manjunath set up a title clash in the boys’ under-18 singles of the KIMS-AITA Talent Series junior tennis championship at the KIMS courts here on Thursday.

Rashien knocked out third seed V. Sudharshan of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the semifinals, while Manjunath prevailed over sixth seed S. Karan 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

In the boys’ u-14 singles, fourth seed Nijkhil Reddy beat top seed Kasyap Ashok 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 and will meet Suraj Prabodh, who defeated sixth seed Rohit Sarvate 6-1, 6-2.

In the girls’ section, Rachana R. Gowda and Padmapriya are in line for a double. They won the u-18 doubles title and later entered the u-18 singles final.

Top-seeded S.P. Ritu will take on second seed Preethi Ujjini in the u-14 singles final.

The results: Singles: Boys: U-18: S emifinals: Rashien Samuel bt V. Sudharshan 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3; Sagar Manjunath bt S. Karan 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Doubles: Finals: Kamal & Sudharshan bt Rashien & Rohan Gaonkar 6-2, 6-3.

U-14: Semifinals: Nikhil Reddy bt Kashyap Ashok 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Suraj Prabodh bt Rohit Sarvate 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: U-14: Evans Mirajkar & S. Sidarth bt Anirudh Puranik & Kashyap Ashok 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.

Girls: U-18: Semifinals: Padmapriya bt Likitha Devaraj 7-6(5), 7-5; Rachana R. Gowda bt Preethi Ujjini 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Final: Rachana & Padmapriya bt Preethi & Ashwini Suresh 6-1, 1-6, 13-11.

U-14: S.P. Ritu bt Preethi Gokhale 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Preethi Ujjini bt Ashwini Suresh 6-1, 6-1. — Special Correspondent