Hyderabad: Parthsarathi Arun Mundhe of Maharashtra defeated Danica Nirmal Fernando, also of Maharashtra, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, while Harshini Nagaraj of Karnataka beat D Laxmi Siri of Telangana, who retired with the score at 6-1, 2-1 in favour of the former, in the Sify AITA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament at Cosmopolitan Club, Bhimavaram, on Friday.
Results:
Men:
Quarterfinals: Srikar Doni (Kar) bt V Dhiraj Reddy (TG) w/o; G Naishik Reddy (TG) bt P Dharmalingam (TN) 6-1, 6-1; Mayand Tewary (WB) bt Prasad Ingale (Maha) 6-4, 3-1 retd; P Sandilya (TG) bt Oges Theyjo Jay Prakash (TN) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Women:
Quarterfinals: D Laxmi Siri (TG) bt Aakruti Narayan Sonkusare (Maha) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3; Parthsarathi Arun Mundhe (Maha) bt K Lalitya Bhaskar Reddy (Maha) 6-3, 7-5; Danica Nirmal Fernando (Maha) bt Lakshmi Gowda (Dli) 6-2, 6-3; Harshini Nagaraj (Kar) bt Janani Ramesh (TN) 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals: Parthsarathi Arun Mundhe (Maha) bt Danica Nirmal Fernando (Maha) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Harshini Nagaraj (Kar) bt D Laxmi Siri (TG) 6-1, 2-1 retd.