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Shreeniti Chowdhury Storms Into Pre-Quarterfinals At Bengaluru Junior J30
Shreeniti Chowdhury won her tennis match in Bengaluru very convincingly.
She lost the first two games but then won 12 games in a row.
This helped her reach the pre-quarterfinals, which are the round before the quarterfinals.
Shreeniti is 15 years old and recently won another junior tournament in Hyderabad.
In the boys’ competition, Mahijeet Pradhan beat the fifth-seeded player after losing the first set.
Several other seeded players also won their matches.
Some players advanced because their opponents had to retire.
The tournament includes singles and doubles events for young tennis players.
Fourth-seeded Shreeniti Chowdhury defeated Aniha Reddy Gavinolla 6-2, 6-0 to reach the girls’ singles pre-quarterfinals.
Shreeniti recovered from a 0-2 deficit by winning the next 12 games in succession.
The 15-year-old had won the ITF J60 event in Hyderabad days earlier.
Mahijeet Pradhan produced the boys’ draw’s biggest upset by defeating fifth seed Pradnyesh Shelke in three sets.
Top seeds Tejas Ravi, Ahan Shetty, Vivaan Mirdha and Karthika Padmakumar also advanced.
- Who
- Karnataka’s Shreeniti Chowdhury, along with other junior tennis players including Mahijeet Pradhan and several seeded competitors.
- What
- Shreeniti reached the girls’ singles pre-quarterfinals, while Mahijeet Pradhan recorded the boys’ draw’s biggest upset.
- Where
- SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru, during the Bengaluru leg of the KSLTA World Tennis Tour Junior J30.
- When
- Tuesday; Shreeniti’s previous ITF J60 title came on Saturday.
- Why
- Shreeniti advanced by defeating Aniha Reddy Gavinolla 6-2, 6-0; Mahijeet advanced by beating fifth seed Pradnyesh Shelke.
Key facts
- Event
- KSLTA World Tennis Tour Junior J30
- Venue
- SM Krishna Tennis Stadium, Bengaluru
- Shreeniti’s result
- Defeated Aniha Reddy Gavinolla 6-2, 6-0
- Shreeniti’s seed
- No. 4 in the girls’ singles draw
- Recent achievement
- Won the ITF J60 in Hyderabad on Saturday
- Biggest boys’ upset
- Mahijeet Pradhan defeated fifth seed Pradnyesh Shelke 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Notable retirements
- Swasti Singh and Avipsha Dehury retired during their girls’ singles matches
Sources
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