Top seed Prajwal Tewari and third seed Anya Jacob in convincing fashions bagged the boys’ and girls’ under-12 singles crowns respectively in the Wodehouse Gymkhana organsied MSLTA – Yonex Sunrise-Wodehouse Gymkhana All India Ranking Championship Series Under-12 Tennis Tournament 2017, and played at the Wodehouse Gymkhana tennis courts.
The champs, Prajwal Tewari (2nd left) and Anya Jacob (2nd right) and the runners-up Arya Kale and Asmi Wadhwa pose with their Trophies along with Sharad Kanamwar (centre), Sonali Vaidya, AITA Supervisor, Manoj Vaidya, CEO, MSLTA and coach Tahir Ali at the prize distribution function of the MSLTA – Yonex Sunrise-Wodehouse Gymkhana All India Ranking Championship Series Under-12 Tennis Tourney .
In the boys’ final, Prajwal put an end to seventh seed Aryan Kale’s giant-killing run as he dropped just one game in romping to a facile 6-1, 6-0 victory to emerge champion. Earlier, Aryan sent second seed Rohan Patel packing out in the quarter-finals and then defeated fifth seed Arjun Abhyankar in the semi-finals.
The girls’ summit clash also witnessed a one-side contest as third seed Anya Jacob continued with her impressive showing to tame second seed Asmi Wadhwa 6-2, 6-0 with plenty to spare and clinch the top honours.
Earlier in semi-final matches, Anya got the better of top Kyra Shetty 9-7 in an absorbing contest, while Asmi overcame fourth seed Pari Chavan 9-6.
Results – Girls’ Under-12 (semi-finals): 3-Anya Jacob bt 1-Kyra Shetty 9-7; 2-Asmi Wadhwa bt 4-Pari Chavan 9-6.
Final: 3-Anya Jacob bt 2-Asmi Wadhwa 6-2, 6-0.
Boys’ Under-12 (semi-finals): 1-Prajwal Tewari bt Aditya Talati 9-1, 7-Aryan Kale bt 5-Arjun Abhyankar 9-1.
Final: 1-Prajwal Tewari bt 7-Aryan Kale 6-1, 6-0.