ITF Junior Tennis Tournament: Sreenidhi clinches splendid double
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Bengaluru: Promising Karnataka player Sreenidhi Balaji completed a splendid double at the ITF Junior (U-18) tennis tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, late on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Bengalurean scored a come-from-behind win over third-seeded Diya Ramesh in the singles title clash. The fourth-seeded Sreenidhi registered a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory for her maiden singles title. Sreenidhi had toppled top-seeded Haritha Shree Venkatesh 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals.
Sreenidhi later annexed the doubles title along with partner Jannat Chiripal. The second-seeded Indian pair scored a hard-fought 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 10-6 win over Serbia’s Ena Ilic and Alice Lozzi of Italy. This was Sreenidhi’s fourth ITF doubles title.
Results: Singles: Final: Sreenidhi Balaji (Ind) bt Diya Ramesh (Ind) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Semis: Sreenidhi bt Haritha Shree Venkatesh (Ind) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Diya bt Anouk Vandevelde (Bel) 6-2, 6-0; Quarters: Sreenidhi bt Nainika Bendram (Ind) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; Haritha bt Ena Ilic (Srb) 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5); Diya bt Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru (Ind) 6-3, 6-4; Jannat Chiripal lost to Vandevelde 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 4-6).
Doubles: Final: Sreenidhi Balaji/ Jannat Chiripal (Ind) bt Ena Ilic (Srb)/ Alice Lozzi (Ita) 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 10-6. Semis: bt Anouk Vandevelde (Bel)/ Aleksika Neskovic (Sui) 6-4, 6-3; Quarters: bt Nancy Kawira (Ken)/ Charnelle Fozo (Cam) 6-1, 6-2; Anvi Punaganti/ Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru (Ind) lost to A Vandevelde/ Neskovic 6-7 (1-7), 7-6 (7-4), 11-13.
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