KPIT junior champion series tennis: Shah scores easy win to enter round 3

Jash Shah defeated Vedang Kale 6-3 to enter the third round of the under-12 category

Jash Shah defeated Vedang Kale 6-3 to enter the third round of the under-12 category in PMDTA-KPIT junior champion series tennis tournament at the Center of Police Research ground, Pashan on Monday.

Jash Shah. (HT)

In the all Pune battle, top-seeded, Shah hardly faced any difficulty as he easily overcame Kale.

In the second match of the day, Tej Oak secured an easy 6-1 win over Atharva Joshi to enter round three.

Most of the matches were one-sided as Neev Kothari got better of Shriram Joshi with a 6-0 victory. 13th seeded Parth Kale also advanced into the third round with the 6-1 win over Vedang Banni.

Shardul Khawale, Raghav Sarode and Amogh Damle also entered round three with scoring win over Krishank Joshi, Kapil Gadhiyar and Amey Nerkar respectively.

Among girls, under -14 category, top-seeded Siddhi Khot had to work hard before securing a 6-4 win over Tejaswini Shrifule.

Top-seeded, Khot started off well, but Shrifule got her act together and scored few consecutive points to trouble Khot. Later in the match, Khot held her nerves to complete a victory.

The tournament is organised by Pune Metropolitan District Tennis Association (PMDTA) in association with KPIT.

Results: (Second Round):

Boys:

Under-12: 1-Jash Shah bt Vedang Kale 6-3; Tej Oak bt Atharva Joshi 6-1; Neev Kothari bt Shriram Joshi 6-0; 13-Parth Kale(13) bt Vedang Banni 6-1; Shardul Khawale bt Krishank Joshi 6-1; Raghav Sarode bt Kapil Gadhiyar 6-3; 7-Amogh Damle bt Amey Nerkar 6-0;

Girls:

Under-14: 1- Siddhi Khot bt Tejaswini Shrifule 6-4; Prisha Shinde bt Ahana Attawar 6-2; 2-Samruddhi Bhosale bt Delisha Ramghatta 6-2.

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Caption: Jash Shah in action at the Center Of Police Research ground, Pashan on Monday.