50k tennis tournament: Krishna, Kalva, Megha and Sindhu make positive starts
Posted June 19th, 2018, 10:10 AM IST
In the men’s singles first round, second seeded Krishna wrapped up the match with ease by beating Subhash Paramasiram in straight sets — 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, Ajay Prithvik and Anikait Venkat also started on positive notes.
In the women’s section Likhitha stormed into the second round by dishing out a flawless game as she blanked Odisha’s Shilpi Swarupa Das 6-0, 6-0. In other matches, Smriti Bhasin beat Megha Muthukumaran 6-0, 6-0 while Sindhu Janagam had it easy against Akanksha Nitture, defeating her by a 6-1, 6-2 verdict.
The Results
Men’s singles first round (seedings in bracket): Prithvi Sekhar (1, TN) bt Durga Himakesh Sankineni (TS) 7-5, 6-2; Mannepalli Sai Nikhil bt Saarang Phadnis 6-0, 6-0; Lohith Aksha Bathrinath (TN) bt Shaik Osama 7-5, 6-2; Sivadeep Kosaraju (6, AP) bt Kaivalya Vamanrao Kalamse (MH) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5); Theyjo J. Oges (TN) bt Nikshep Ravikumar Ballekere (4, KA) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7); Rohan Bhatia (MH) bt Rahul Shankar 6-2, 6-1; Kavin Masilamani (TN) bt Lanka Suhith Reddy (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Guhan Rajan (5, TN) bt Arnav Pathange 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(4); Aayush Mintri (7, PB) bt Tarun Karra (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Hevanth V. Kumar (TS) bt Amar T. Dhariyannavar (KA) 7-6(6), 6-1; D. Akhil Kumar Reddy bt A. K. Rohit 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; B. Sai Saran Reddy (AP) bt Srinivas Kondri (3, AP) 6-4, 7-5; Ajay Prithvik (8, TS) bt Abhishek Shukla 7-5, 6-1; T. Vinay Kumar (KA) bt Sourabh Kumar Singh 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Anikait Venkat (TS) bt Aravind Reddy 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Krishna Teja Ankam (2, TS) bt Subhash Paramasiram 6-4, 6-2.
Women’s singles first round: Prathiba Prasad Narayan (1, KAR) bt Anisha Rayudu (AP) 6-2, 6-2; Tejasvi Kate (MH) bt Sivanuja Peddada (AP) 6-1, 6-2; Smriti Bhasin (TS) bt Megha Muthukumaran (TN) 6-0, 6-0; Sindhu Janagam (8, TS) bt Akanksha Nitture (MH) 6-1, 6-2; Sahaja Yamalapally (TS) bt B. Moulika Ram (4, TS) 6-1, 6-3; Deeksha Ajit (AP) bt Panjesh Vaishalli Thaakur (TN) 6-0, 6-1; Kalva Likhitha (TS) bt Shilpi Swarupa Das (OD) 6-0, 6-0; Likhitha Landa (AP) bt Priyanka Rodricks (MH) 6-0, 6-0.
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