Pranati, Ananya, Chakrayuktha in second round

City girls C.S.R. Pranati, J. Chakrayukhta, Ananya Dhimathi, K. Eshitha Raju and M. Meghana Reddy advanced to the second round of the girls under-15 category at the Telangana State subjunior boys and girls tournament being played at D. Ch. S.N. Raju Indoor Stadium in Madhuranagar, Hyderabad.

Pranati defeated Ranga Reddy district’s Neha Chopra in a one-sided encounter 15-3, 15-6.

In another match, Ananya got the better of citymate P. Akhila 15-6, 15-8 in straight games.

Eshitha had no problems in overcoming Hyderabad’s Geetha Krishna as she defeated her in straight games 15-4, 15-7.

In another lop-sided match, Meghana outshone Ranga Reddy’s Aakansha 15-8, 15-7 to make the next round.

In the girls under-13 category, Anagha Pai, Meghana, D. Shravya and D. Pallavi and also advanced to the next round of the tourney.

Anagha got the better of Anjali Agarwal 15-12, 15-11; Meghana, who beat Aakansha in the under-15 round, thumped P.S.L. Praseeda 15-3, 15-6; Shravya outplayed G. Sanjana 15-9, 15-10 and Pallavi knocked out K. Sai Sri Vardhini 15-4, 15-4.

THE RESULTS (first round)

Under-15 girls: N. Sri Nitya bt V. Shiriyanshi 13-15, 15-9, 15-13; P. Dhruthi bt A. Shreya 12-15, 15-9, 15-13; C. Sreya bt Anagha Pai 15-10, 15-4; C.S.R. Pranati bt Neha Chopra 15-3, 15-6; J. Chkrayuktha bt D. Shreya 15- 8, 15-7; Ananya Dhimathi bt P. Akhila 15-6, 15- 8; K. Eshitha Raju bt Geetha Krishna 15-4, 15-7; Y. Sai Shreya bt P. Anusofia 1215, 15-11, 15-12; M. Meghana Reddy bt I. Aakansha 15-8, 15-7; G. Poojitha bt D. Shravya 15-4, 15-9.

Under-13 girls: Muskan Kanchal bt A.M. Tooba 15-7, 15-3; Anagha Pai bt Anjanli Agarwal 15-12, 15-11; M. Meghana Reddy bt P. S. L. Praseeda 15-3, 15- 6; G. Poojitha bt Bushara Fatima 15-5, 15-4; D. Anusofia bt Y. Prashma 15-3, 15-3; D. Shravya bt G. Sanjana 15-9, 15-10; D. Pallavi bt K. Sai Sri Vardhini 15- 4, 15- 4; N. Srinitya bt P.V. Pratima 15-3, 15-3; Tanya Agarwal bt A. Shikha 15-12, 11-15, 15-14; S. Saanvi bt K. Shravani 12-15, 15-8.