Krishan-Naresh win doubles title

Krishan Hooda and Naresh Badgujar, trainees under Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association’s rural tennis development programme — CHART, beat Shashikant and Bhupender to win the boys’ doubles title of the AITA Talent Series, here on Tuesday.

Krishan Hooda and Naresh Badgujar, trainees under Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association’s rural tennis development programme — CHART, beat Shashikant and Bhupender to win the boys’ doubles title of the AITA Talent Series, here on Tuesday.

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In an all-CHART final, Krishan and Naresh took 5-1 lead in the first set, but Shashikant and Bhupender made a strong comeback to level the score at 5-5, and then 6-6. In tiebreaker, the latter won 8-6.

In the second set, Shashikant and Bhupender nosed ahead 4-1. However, Krishan and Naresh levelled the scores. In the tiebreaker, the latter team won 7-2. In super-tiebreaker, Krishan and Naresh raced with 8-4 lead, but Shashikant and Bhupender made it 9-9.

Thereafter, Krishan and Naresh won the next two points to win the decider, and the match, 11-9.
Earlier in the day, Shashikant had defeated Bhupender 6-3, 6-1 to win the boys’ singles title, while Princy Panchal beat Nikita Kharangra 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-2 to win the girls’ crown.