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GVK-ITF tennis from today

HYDERABAD: The second GVK-ITF seniors (veterans) tennis tournament will begin on Saturday with the qualifying rounds scheduled at Fateh Maidan Tennis Complex here.

The main draw will be held from Oct. 30.

T. Subbarami Reddy, Union Minister of State for Mines, will formally inaugurate the event, while, G.V. Krishna Reddy, chairman of GVK Group of Industries, which is sponsoring the event, will preside.

Chengappa told the media here that the event would feature competitions in three age-groups: 45, 55 and 65 years. The total prize money will be Rs. 2 lakhs with the winners getting Rs.5000 and the runner-ups Rs. 3000. Every participant is assured of a cash prize.

A record 140 entries have been received.

Akshath hits century

Century by P. Akshath Reddy (111, 18x4, 2x6) helped Bhavan's Junior College `B' record a convincing 121-run win over St. Peter's High School in the knockout phase of the Parle Cup under-17 cricket tournament here.

The scores: Parle Cup: Sec'bad Public School 321 for eight (Phanindra 74, Surya Teja 66, Ramesh Yadav 53, Sabarish 30) bt HPS Ramanthapur 170 (Rahul 84, Ali four for 40, Ramesh Yadav three for six); Bhavan's Jr. College `B' 300 for nine (P. Akshath Reddy 111, Nimesh Reddy 80, Ramesh five for 49) bt St. Peter's HS 179 for six (Manoj 61 not out, Ramesh 39, Zeeshal Bilgrami three for 14).

A-Division (one-day) knock-out: Manchester 200 for seven (Aleem 50 not out) bt Eklavya 175 (Aditya 47); Lok Nayak 173 (Prasad 40, Manoj 40, Sharat four for 28) lost to HMWSSB 174 for six (Srikumar 50, Murali 74); Venus Cybertech 130 lost to MP Blues 132 for two (Uday Goud 52 not out); Apseb 175 (Sheetal 51, Sridhar 55, Sunil four for 20) bt National Insurance 162 (Seshu 41, Gyaneshwar four for 20).

Sree Dutt moves up

P. Sree Dutt defeated C. Prajeet 6-5(3) in a boys' under-10 first-round match of the sub-junior and mini tennis tournament at the MCH Indira Park Courts here.

The results: Boys: U-10: first round: P. Sree Dutt bt C. Prajeet 6-5(3); S.A. Wahab bt Gyandhar 6-1; P. Ananth bt Vishwaksen Reddy 6-5(6); S. Ankit bt Anirudh Yadav 6-4; Jay Sachdev bt K.V. Kaustub 6-3; A. Aditya bt Akshad Shyam 6-1; Deemanth Vadde bt P. Anvesh Rao 6-2; P. Apuroop Reddy bt Naveen Singh 6-0; Mir Hashim Ali Khan bt Guru Preetam 6-1; M. Amogha Arnava bt T. Sahith 6-3; Hemanth Kumar bt Akhit 6-0; A. Akhil bt C. Praneeth 6-2.

Girls: U-12: first round: Seema Mirza bt Rupankshi Sehgal 6-0; P. Sudheera bt C. Tanmaya Reddy 6-1; B. Moulika Ram bt Kavya Ganesh 6-0; Bhavana Priyanka bt K. Karishma 6-3; Srija Reddy bt Alo 6-2.

HCA open selections

Hyderabad Cricket Association will organise an open selection trial for under-17 players at Gymkhana grounds on November 6 from 2.30 pm.

The institutions and schools, which have not taken part in the Parle Cup tournament, may send two of their best players for the trials along with certificates in proof of their age. Further particulars can be had on ph: 27905676.

Pratyusha in

Indian team

T. Pratyusha of Andhra Pradesh Sports School (Hakimpet) near here will represent India in the World Youth Cup gymnastics championship to be held in Bangkok from November 1 to 4 in THE women's individual aerobics category, according to a press release here.

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