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Rashmi breezes past Natasha
IN CONTROL: Rashmi Teltumbde did not have to stretch much against Natasha Palha in the second round.
Chennai: Top seed Rashmi Teltumbde of Maharshtra had an easy outing against Natasha Palha of Goa 6-2, 6-2, in the girls’ under-18 second round of the adidas-MCC Junior National tennis championship here on Tuesday.
Rashmi’s dominance upfront set the tone for a consistent display in her first match of the tournament (she was handed a first-round bye). Natasha, who had prevailed over Tamil Nadu’s Asha S. Mohan 6-4, 6-0 in the first round, struggled with her passing shots.
Room deniedNatasha was denied enough room for execution, with Rashmi forcing her further back with each shot.
Other results: Girls’ under-18 first round: Teertha Iska (AP) bt Likitha Shetty (Kar) 7-5, 5-7, 6-0; Shivani Singh (Del) bt Manuela Gomes (Del) 6-2, 6-1; Preethi Srinivasan (TN) bt P.A. Sindhu Nila (TN) 6-4, 7-5; Shahin Ansari (TN) bt R. Bhavani (TN) 6-0, 6-0; Amritha Mukherjee (WB) bt Likitha Devaraj (Kar) 6-3, 7-6(5); Janani Suresh (TN) bt Prarthana Thombre (Mah) 6-1, 6-2; Padma Priya (Kar) bt Bhoomi Parmar (Guj) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; C. Rajeswari (TN) bt Kesika Jayabalan (Kar) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Nehal Sahni (Del) bt Disha Sehgal (Del) 7-5, 6-3; Bavana Suresh (AP) bt Rachita Sarda (Kar) 6-2, 6-3; B. Sowjanya (AP) bt Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) 6-2, 6-2; Arushi Sharma (Del) bt Sai Samitha (TN) 6-2, 7-5; Nimisha Mohan (Kar) bt Nidhi Chilumula (AP) 6-4, 6-4; Nova Patel (Guj) bt Cindhana Manickavel (TN) 6-4, 6-4; Nupur A. Kaul (Mah) bt Smrithi Joon (Har) 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2.
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