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Super series tennis: Paparkar tames Reddy to clinch title
Arnav Paparkar got the better of Telangana’s Chaitra Galiveti Reddy 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the MSLTA-Yonex Sunrise hotel ravine super series under-12 tennis tournament
City boy Arnav Paparkar got the better of Telangana’s Chaitra Galiveti Reddy 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the MSLTA-Yonex Sunrise hotel ravine super series under-12 tennis tournament at hotel ravine tennis courts on Friday.
Second-seeded Paparkar won the first set 6-4, but went down 3-6 in the second set to fifth-seeded Reddy who had earlier defeated top-seeded Mahalingam Khandhavel of Tamil Nadu in the semi-final.
In the decider, Paparkar got his groove back to win the third set 6-3 and the title.
The girls’ title was bagged by top-seeded Ikaraju Kanumuri of Telengana who defeated eighth-seeded Prapti Patil of Maharashtra 6-0, 6-1.
Results: (Final)
Boys: 2-Arnav Paparkar (Mah) bt 5-Chaitra Galiveti Reddy (Tel) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Girls: 1-Ikaraju Kanumuri (Tel) bt 8-Prapti Patil (Mah) 6-0, 6-1.
