Pune: Seventh seed Pari Singh rallied from one set down to stun top seeded Radhika Mahajan 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to enter the final of the MSLTA - Yonex Sunrise Hotel Ravine National Series Under-14 Tennis Tournament at Ravine Hotel in Panchgani on Friday.
Pari did not start well and lost the first set 4-6. In the second set, Pari got her act together to take the match into the decider by clinching the second set 6-2.
The decider turned out to be an easy affair for Pari, as she wrapped up the game with a 6-2 victory. The match turned out to be longest of the day. Singh will now take on another state player and No 2 seed Vaishnavi Adkar, who easily disposed of Kundana Bandaru of Karnataka 6-2, 6-3.
Among the boys, 11th seed Ronin Lotlikar thrashed third seed Aayush Bhat 6-1, 7-5 to ensure a place in the final. Ronin will face Delhi boy Ayushman Arjeria, who beat Anmay Devaraj of Karnataka 6-3, 6-2.
Results: (Under-14)
Girls, Semifinal: 7-Pari Singh (Mah) bt 1-Radhika Mahajan (Mah) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; 2-Vaishnavi Adkar (Mah) bt 11-Kundana Bandaru 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles: (Quarterfinal)
1-Harsshali Mandavkar and Vaishnavi Adkar bt Abhya Vemuri and Apurva Vemuri 4-6, 6-2, 10-2; Suryanshi Tanwar and Madhurima Sawant bt Suhani Sabharwal and Sonal Patil 6-3, 6-1; 4-Bhumika Tripathi and Kashish Bote bt Lakshmi Arunkumar and Saina Deshpande 6-2, 6-4; Kundana Bandaru and Amishi Shukla bt Hatveer Chaudhari and Pari Singh 6-2, 3-6, 10-7.
Boys, Semi-final: 11-Ronin Lotlikar (Kar) bt 3-Aayush Bhat (Kar) 6-1, 7-5; 4-Ayushman Arjeria bt 5-Anmay Devaraj (Kar) 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles: (Quarterfinal)
1-Vishesh Patel and Arjun Gohad bt Tarun Vetrivelan and Pranav Rethin 7-5, 6-1; Arunava Majumdar and Shivam Kadam bt Joshua Eapen and Andy Thaosen 7-5, 7-5; 4-Ronin Lotlikar and Monil Lotlikar bt Arjun Premkumar and Anargha Ganguly 5-7, 6-0, 10-7.