Tennis

Maharashtra's Aakruti Narayan, Odisha's Sohini Mohanty clinch National Tennis doubles’ title

Sentinel Digital Desk

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra's Aakruti Narayan and Odisha's Sohini Mohanty displayed supreme coordination in the finals of the ongoing National Tennis Championship 2023 to clinch the girls doubles U-16 title at the DLTA Complex, here on Friday. Aakruti & Sohini made a positive start to the final and took some early points before getting the better of Nainika Bendram & Ishi Mahewari 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets and finishing the prestigious tournament with a glittering trophy.

In the boys doubles U-16 final, the duo of Vraj Gohil of Gujarat and Maharashtra's Samarth Sahita overcame the challenge of Kabir Chothani (Gujarat) & Arnav Yadav (Uttrakhand) by 7-5, 6-2 in straight sets to take the title home.

Meanwhile, the boys doubles U-14 category saw Hruthik Katakam of Telangana & Haryana's Tavish Pahawa beating Shaurya Bhardwaj & Ranvir Singh 6-4, 7-5 to win the Fenesta Nationals title. West Bengal's Aleena Farid and Odisha's Aradhyaa Verma defeated Aahan & Akansha Ghosh 6-1, 6-1 as they clinched the girls doubles U-14 trophy.

Top-seed Hruthik extended his winning run in the boys singles U-14 category as well and defeated Anurag Kallambella 6-4, 6-1 in straight sets to reach the final. IANS

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