Junior tennis: Six players qualify for main draw in Pune
Six young players booked main-draw spots in the MSLTA-PMDTA Under-12 championship series under way at PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune.
Junior players showed strong form at the tennis tournament under way at PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune. In the MSLTA-PMDTA Championship Series (Under-12 category), organised with support from the Shaping Champions Foundation, Pune, Ojas Pawar, Sarvesh Mohite, Aarush Divekar, Prayan Dhage, Avika Dani and Reet Naval defeated their respective opponents in the qualifying round to secure places in the main draw.
The tournament is being held on the tennis courts of PYC Hindu Gymkhana under the recognition of AITA, MSLTA and PMDTA. In the final qualifying round in the boys category, second seed Ojas Pawar beat Arnav Devi 6-1, 6-1. Sarvesh Mohite beat Bhavit Dhayal in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. Unseeded Prayan Dhage ended the challenge of fourth seed Veer Padhariya 6-3, 6-2 to reach the main draw. Ninth seed Aarush Divekar beat fifth seed Tanush Sopal 6-3, 6-4 to enter the main draw.
In the girls category, top seed Ishita Patil beat Hiranya Diwan in one-sided fashion 6-0, 6-0. Avika Dani beat second seed Arya Kasbe 6-4, 6-1. Reet Naval beat third seed Kavya Malegaonkar 6-3, 6-3 to secure her place in the main draw.
The seeding list of players entering the main draw of the tournament has also been released. Maharashtra's Shreyas Chautmahal is top seed in the boys category, and Ishita Patil is top seed in the girls category.
In the boys seeding list, after Shreyas Chautmahal come Avyan Ghumre, Kabir Panchmatiya, Kian Pendurkar, Ridit Nawale, Vihaan Devdhare, Artha Sanap and Devansh Chavan, in that order, all of them from Maharashtra.
In the girls seeding list, after Ishita Patil come Samayra Chaudhary, Kanishka Naruka, Aaradhya Pawar, Kavya Haldule, Kaira Gohil, Arya Kulkarni and Vedika Bhoite, in that order, all of them also from Maharashtra.
