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Megha Vakharia advances

Special Correspondent

INDORE: The fifth-seeded Megha Vakharia got past Pichittra Thongdach of Thailand 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the $10,000 ITF women's tennis tournament here on Tuesday.

In another lively contest, the eighth-seeded Sonal Phadke recovered from the brink of defeat to pip Liza Pereira 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3.

The results:

Singles: First round: Ankita Bhambri bt Parul Goswami 5-1 (retd.); Krushmi Chheda bt Arthi Venkataraman 6-2, 6-1; Mariana Muci (Ven) bt Kamonthip Saovana (Tha) 6-1, 6-1; Geeta Manohar bt Anupama Rajur 6-0, 6-1; Archana Venkataraman bt Daowadueng Phonkan (Tha) 7-5, 6-4; Vera Leontieva (Rus) bt Chirashanthi Rajur 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Aarthi Duraisamy bt Oormila Ram 6-3, 6-2; Isha Lakhani bt Karolina Nowak (Ger) 6-0, 6-0; Sonal Phadke bt Liza Pereira 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3; Iige Alpay (GBR) bt Pooja Kommireddi 6-3, 6-0; Ksenia Palkina (Kgz) bt Preeti Rao 6-0, 6-3; Sanaa Bhambri bt Sandri Gangothri 6-4, 6-2; Megha Vakharia bt Pichittra Thongdach (Tha) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4; Poojashree Venkatesh bt Parija Maloo 3-6, 6-1, 7-5; Karishma Patel bt Sheethal Goutham 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2; Shruti Dhawan bt Harpreet Gill 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Pre-quarterfinals: Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri bt Pooja Kommireddi and Oormila Ram 6-2, 6-2; Daowaduen Phonkan and Kamonthip Saovana (Tha) bt Kanisha Mehta and Neena Sharma 6-3, 6-0; Geeta Manohar and Archana Venkataraman bt Parija Maloo and Poojashree Venkatesh 6-0, 6-2; Harpreet Gill and Naina Karsolia bt Pichittra Thongdach and Varanya Vijuksanaboon (Tha) 3-3 (retd.); Mariana Muci (Ven) and Sandri Gangothri bt Sagarika Phadke and Akshita Raj 6-3, 6-0; Sheethal Goutham and Sonal Phadke bt Vera Leontieva (Rus) and Ksenia Palkina (Kgz) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Isha Lakhani and Megha Vakharia w.o. Parul Goswami and Karishma Patel; Shruti Dhawan and Liza Pereira bt Krushmi Chheda and Preeti Rao 6-2, 7-6(5).

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