Vineetha, Shashank topple top seeds
Qualifier Vineetha Mummadi and fifth seed Shrivalli Rashmikaa sailed into semifinals in girls category while M. Theertha Shashank made the last four stage of the boys event of the ITF Juniors Grade 5 tennis tournament being played at Indore Tennis Club in Indore.
Vineetha dished out a splendid perfomance in the quarterfinal clash against the top seed Vaidehi Choudhary and toppled her in straight sets as the scoreline read 7-5, 6-4.
In another quarterfinal, Shrivalli Rashmikaa fought hard to clinch a tough match against Sara Yadav 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Rashmikaa lost the first set but punched above her weight to pull off the next two with ease.
In the boys singles quarterfinals Shashank defeated top seed Rishabh Shradda and proved his potent as the scoreline read 6-3, 7-6.
Shashank also made the doubles semifinal along with partner Ritwik Chowdury. The duo defeated Arnold Inigo and Arjun Mahadevan 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinal.
In the girls doubles quarterfinals, top seeds Vaidehi Chaudhari and Shivani Swarup Ingle defeated Prathyusha Rachapudi and Rashmika Rajan 6-3, 6-4. In another match, second seeds Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi and Tanisha Kashyap beat Janvi Patel and Ishwari Seth in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-3.
THE RESULTS Girls singles quarterfinals: Vineetha Mummadi bt Vaidhei Choudary 7-5, 6-4; Shrivalli Rashmikaa bt Sara Yadav 5-7, 64, 6-3. Pre-quarterfinals: Shrivalli Rashmikaa bt Bhakti Parwani 6-1, 6-0; Vineetha Mummadi bt Lasya Patnaik 6-1, 6-2; Shivani Manjanna bt Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (6) 6-3, 6-1; Shivani Swarup Ingle (3) bt Andhra Pradesh player Prathyusha Rachapudi 6-1, 6-3.
Boys singles quarterfinals: M. Theertha Shashank bt Rishabh Shradda 6-3, 7-6. Pre-quarterfinals: M. Theertha Shashank bt Dharmil Shah 6-3, 6-3.
Boys doubles quarterfinal: M. Theertha Shashank/ Ritwik Chowdury bt Arnold Inigo/ Arjun Mahadevan 6-4, 6-3.
Girls doubles quarterfinals: Vaidehi Chaudhari/ Shivani Swarup Ingle bt Prathyusha Rachapudi/ Rashmika Rajan 63, 6-4; Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi/ Tanisha Kashyap bt Janvi Patel/ Ishwari Seth 76(3), 6-3; Annika Kannan/ Shivani Manjanna bt Panya Bhalla/ Shrivalli Rashmikaa 6-2, 6-2.