Darshan, Sahasra best
Galiveti Chaitra Darshan Reddy and Sai Sahasra emerged winners of the boys and girls categories respectively at the TSTA Master Series for Under 10 conducted by the DRC Sports Foundation at Advantage Tennis Academy at St Thomas High School, Neredmet in Secunderabad.
Darshan got off the blocks early and got the better of T. Sri Pranav in the best-of-15 games final at 8-5.
Sahasra conceded a game more to Bogala Laxmi Pranathi Reddy, her opponent in the title round, to take the championship at 8-6.
Earlier in the boys semifinals, Darshan defeated Venkat Rishi Batlanki 8-5 while Pranav beat Praneet Singh Bhatia 8-3.
In the girls’ semi, Sahasra rattled Ratna Sahasra 8-4 while Pranathi edged past Rishitha Basireddy 8-7(5).
THE RESULTS
Boys finals: Galiveti Chaitra Darshan Reddy bt T. Sri Pranav 85.
Girls final: Sai Sahasra bt Bogala Laxmi Pranathi Reddy 8-6.
Boys semifinals: Galiveti Chaitra Darshan Reddy bt Venkat Rishi Batlanki 8-5; T. Sri Pranav bt Praneet Singh Bhatia 8-3.
Girls semifinals: Bogala Laxmi Pranathi Reddy bt Rishitha Basireddy 8-7(5), Sai Sahasra bt Ratna Sahasra 8-4.
Girls quarterfinals: Bogala Laxmi Pranathi Reddy bt K. Ika Raju 4-2; Rishitha Basireddy bt Thaniya Sarai 8-4; Ratna Sahasra bt Thribhuvani Chennamsetty 8-2; Sai Sahasra bt M. Princy 8-1. Prequarterfinals: Bogala Laxmi Pranathi Reddy bt Swana Malvika Reddy (6) 8-0; Rishitha Basireddy bt Asin Kommineni 8-1; Thaniya Sarai bt Isha Prapurna Raju 8-5; Ratna Sahasra bt Managnya Madasu 8-5; Thribhuvani Chennamsetty bt A. Sreemanya Reddy 8-1; M. Princy bt Mupparaju Bharathi 8-6; Sai Sahasra bt Diya Mattipati 8-1. Consolation: Isha Prapurna Raju bt Asin Kommineni 8-3; Manognya Madasu bt A. Sreemanya Reddy 8-2; Mupparaju Bharathi bt Diya Mattipati 8-4.
Boys quarterfinals: Galiveti Chaitra Darshan Reddy bt Aitha Arnav 8-3; Venkat Rishi Batlanki bt Arnav Bishoyi 8-5; Praneet Singh Bhatia bt Tejas Singh Bhatia (8) 8-2; T. Sri Pranav bt Showrya Samala 8-4. Pre-quarterfinals: Galiveti Chaitra Darshan Reedy bt K. Gagan Mohan 8-3; Aitha Arnav bt Reyansh Rajeev 8-3; Arnav Bishoyi bt Anish Jain 8-4; Venkat Rishi Batlanki bt Rishit Raghavan 8-1; Tejas Singh Bhatia bt B. Nikesh Reddy 8-3; Praneet Singh Bhatia (3) bt Damera Trishul 8-5; Showrya Samala (6) bt Hrisheek Vavilapally 8-1; T. Sri Pranav (2) bt Sravan Siddhartha Reddy 8-1. Consolation: Reyansh Rajeev bt K. Gagan Mohan 8-1; Rishit Raghavan bt Anish Jain 8-4; Hrisheek Vavilapally bt Sravan Siddhartha Reddy 8-7(5).