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Saranya makes it to final

VISAKHAPATNAM: N.B. Saranya, top seed in the girls' section, made the under-12 final and under-14 semifinals, while K. Srinivas entered the semifinals in the under-14 boys' section on Wednesday in the VDTA AITA Talent Series tournament at the AU Tennis Complex here.

Srinivas, unseeded, edged out T. Nehal, who is placed much higher in the AITA rankings. Ranked No. 2 in the under-12 section, he was stretched by S. Thanmay Reddy in the quarterfinals.

The results: boys: u-14: quarterfinals: D. Sai Nishanth bt Gautham Kadiri 6-2, 6-0; K. Srinivas bt T. Nehal 4-6, 6-1, 7-5; P. Sai Nihar bt B.I. Reddy Sai 6-3, 7-5; S.M. Abdullah bt Tushar Mandlekar 6-4, 6-1.

U-12: S.M. Abdullah bt Tushar 6-1, 6-2; P. Sai Nihar bt B. Supreeth 6-2, 6-0; T. Nehal bt T. Sri Kannan 6-1, 6-1; K. Srinivas bt S. Thanmay Reddy 6-0, 2-6, 6-2.

Girls: u-14: quarterfinals: N.B. Saranya bt D. Jyotshna Reddy 6-0, 6-0; M.S. ShivaniVarma bt I. Akshara 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; I. Teertha bt M. Spurthi 6-4, 6-3; Sravanthi Sistla bt K. Ruth Selena 6-1, 6-0.

U-12: semifinals: Saranya bt T. Vignyatha Reddy 6-0, 6-1; Teertha bt Spurthi 6-3, 6-3.

Quarterfinals: Saranya bt K. Darshana 6-0, 6-1; Vignyatha bt Jyotshna Reddy 6-3, 7-6; Spurthi bt Ruth Selena 6-1, 6-3; Teertha bt Shivani Varma 6-1, 6-0. — Special Correspondent

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