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Double delight for Sansitha

Coimbatore: Sansitha Nandakumar of Tamil Nadu, who slipped at the final hurdle in the IOC Extra Premium AITA Talent Series here last week, regained her magic touch by clinching the under-12 and 14 girls singles crown in the Pro Serve AITA Talent Series tennis tournament at the Perks MHSS courts here on Thursday.

The results (Boys U-14 final): S. Prasanth (TN) bt R. Vigneshwaran (TN) 6-1, 7-6 (5). Semifinal: S. Prasanth (TN) bt Ishwar Prasad (TN) 6-2, 6-2, R. Vigneswaran (TN) walkover Elwin Antony (TN). Quarterfinal: S. Prasanth (TN) bt Sai Bharadwaj (TN) 6-1, 6-3, Ishwar Prasad bt P. Prabhav (AP) 6-2, 6-0, Elwin Antony (TN) bt Mohd. Yunu (TN) 6-2, 6-2, R. Vigneswaran (TN) bt Viswajit Tirumurti (TN) 7-5, 6-2. U-12 (final): R. Vigneshwaran bt Karan P. Kurup (TN) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2. Girls U-14 final: Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) bt Sowjanya (AP) 6-0, 6-2. Semifinal: Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) walkover Anusha Singla (TN), Sanjana Manoj (TN) bt Nikki Gargi (AP) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Quarterfinal: Nikki Gargi bt S. Nithilam 6-2, 6-2, Sanjana Manoj (TN) bt A.K. Padma Priya (Kar) 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-3, Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) bt Shree Sanjana (TN) 6-1, 6-2. U-12 final: Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) bt Sanjana Manoj Kumar (TN) 6-2, 6-2. Semifinal: Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) bt Sanjana Manoj Kumar 8-1, B. Sowjanya (AP) bt Likitha Shetty (Kar) 8-2. Quarterfinal: Sansitha Nandakumar (TN) bt V.K.C. Visesh (AP) 8-2, Sanjana Manoj Kumar (TN) bt Baby Saranya (AP) 8-1, Likitha Shetty (Kar) bt R. Mahasri (TN) 8-7 (6), B. Sowjanya (AP) bt S.A. Shree Sanjana (TN) 8-3.