Vaibhav Krishna Sriram and Suchir Chetan Sheshadri overcame their respective fancied rivals to set up a title clash in the boys’ category of the AITA Talent Series-7 U-16 hosted by Tennis360 Academy.
In the semi-finals played here on Thursday, sixth-seeded Vaibhav sent top seed Jason Michael David home with a 6-1, 7-5 victory while fourth-seeded Suchir brushed past second seed Anoop Keshavamurthy 7-5, 6-1 to set up an all-Karnataka final.
In the girls’ section, Disha Santosh Khandoji defeated Varunya C.N. 6-1, 7-6 (1) to enter the final where she will meet third seed Kaajal Raamisetty who upset top seed Gagana Mohan 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Meanwhile, Anoop Keshavamurthy and Jason M. combined well to defeat the pair of Pavan Ganesh and Harish Kumar 7-6, 6-2 to lift the boys’ doubles crown.
Results:
Boys singles semifinal:
6-Vaibhav Krishna Sriram bt 1-Jason Michael David 6-1, 7-5; 4-Suchir Chetan Sheshadri bt 2-Anoop Keshavamurthy 7-5, 6-1
Girls singles semifinal:
Disha Santhosh Khandoji bt Varunya C.N. 6-1, 7-6 (1); 3-Kaajal Raamisetty bt 1-Gagana Mohan 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Boys doubles final:
Anoop Keshavamurthy/Jason M bt Pavan Ganesh/Harish Kumar 7-6, 6-2.
