Neel, Abhinav cruise into semifinals

Neel Dhaliwal and Abhinav registered easy wins in their respective encounters to enter the boys’ under-12 singles semifinals of the Total Tennis Championship, being hosted by Swami Ram Tiratha School, Sector 59, on Wednesday.

Neel Dhaliwal and Abhinav registered easy wins in their respective encounters to enter the boys’ under-12 singles semifinals of the Total Tennis Championship, being hosted by Swami Ram Tiratha School, Sector 59, on Wednesday.

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In the first match, Neel outplayed Japrosul Veer 6-3 in a onesided affair that lasted just 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Abhinav routed Ksithij Joshi, defeating him 6-0. In the first round matches of the tournament played earlier in the day, Neel had ousted Swamin 6-0, while Japrosul had got the better of Ritvik Narula 6-3.

Abhinav had also prevailed over Rohan, defeating him 6-0. Adil Arora and Kshitij Joshi had got bye into the next stage. Meanwhile, in the boys’ under-14 singles section, Ravi Karan trumped Tanmai 6-4.

Results: Boys’ under-12 quarterfinals: Neel Dhaliwal bt Japrosul Veer 6-3, Abhinav bt Ksithij Joshi 6-0; first round: Neel Dhaliwal bt Swamin 6-0, Japrosul Veer bt Ritvik Narula 6-3, Abhinav bt Rohan 6-0. Boys’ under-14 first round: Ravi Karan bt Tanmai 6-4.