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Indian boys excel

NEW DELHI: The Indian boys Digvijay Singh Mehta and Ronit Bisht swept the honours in the ITF under-14 junior championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from March 20 to 29.

In the event that featured two tournaments, Digvijay won the second tournament beating the champion of the first tournament Ronit in the final, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Interestingly, the roles had been reversed in the first tournament where Ronit beat Digivijay in the final.

Both Digvijay and Ronit topped the list with 770 points, leaving Siu Fai Lam of Hong Kong, a distant third with 480 points.

In the girls’ event, Natasha Palha and Prarthana Thombre finished third and fifth respectively. The Thai girls Veena Doungkeaw and Budsarin Raktaengam topped the list with 820 and 620 points respectively.

The top players in both the boys and girls sections will be taken into ITF Asian team for more tournaments.

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