Eshaan, Vipasha claim U18 titles in FuturePro Series

dubai — Eshaan Lumba and Vipasha Mehra were crowned champions in the under 18 boys and girls sections in the opening leg of the ongoing FuturePro Talent Series, a press release said.

The boys’ under 16 tournament was also held over the long weekend of UAE National Day, and it was Garv Bahl who emerged champion. Held at the Kings School Al Barsha tennis courts and part of the newly-formed UAE National Ranking Tennis Tournaments of the UAE Tennis Federation, the FuturePro Talent Series has proved to be a huge success with nearly 110 budding stars taking part in the five age category events that have taken place so far.

In the boys under 18 final, the tall Lumba beat Karan Manghnani 6-1 7-5.

“I really enjoyed playing the tournament and it is a great initiative from the UAE Tennis Federation. I have been in Dubai for the past three years and it was getting a bit frustrating not to be able to play regular tournament tennis. But with the UAE National Ranking Tournaments, that issue has been addressed,” said Lumba.

Vipasha, an ITF ranked player who trains at FuturePro, was equally impressive in her 6-2, 6-3 win over Russia’s Rosaleen Alioussef in the decider. In the boys U16 final, Bahl was a 6-3, 6-0 winner over the U14 champion Elias Anwar.

FuturePro will be hosting five legs of National Ranking Tournaments until May 2018 as part of the official UAE National Tennis Calender.