MTC Cup AITA U-12 Tennis Tournament: Ashwin, Kanishka enter final

Top-seed Ashwin Manigandan (TN) and third-seed S.S. Kanishka (KAR) entered the final in the boys and girls U-12 singles respectively on the penultimate day of the MTC Cup AITA Talent Series U-12 (boys & girls) Tournament conducted by Mysore Tennis Club here yesterday. Ashwin Manigandan had to face tough challenge by local lad and third seed Mustafa M. Raja before prevailing 8-7 (7-5) in a keenly fought encounter. He will now face Karthik Pranav (TN), who got better of sixth seed P. Bhuvan 8-1 in the other semi-final. In the girls U-12 semi-final, third-seed S.S. Kanishka (KAR) playing a consistent baseline game shocked the top-seed Adhya M. Bhat (KAR) 8-7 (7-2) and entered the final. In the other semi-final, fourth seed G. Joshika beat second seed Harshini 8-0. The Result: Boys U-12: Semi-finals: (Best of 15 games): Ashwin Manigandan (TN) bt Mustafa M Raja (KAR) 8-7 (7-5), Karthik Pranav (TN) bt P. Bhuvan (KAR) 8-1. Quarter-finals: Ashwin Manigandan bt Rurik Rajani (KAR) 8-2, Mustafa M. Raja (KAR) bt S. Chandan (KAR) 8-1, P. Bhuvan (KAR) bt Rakshak Tarun  (KAR) 8-5, Karthik Pranav (TN) bt Arya S. Prabhu (KAR) 8-3. Pre-quarter-finals: (Best of 11 games): Ashwin Manigandan bt K. Lohith 6-0, Rurik Rajini bt Aditya Narayana 6-2, Mustafa M. Raja bt Ravi Krish Porwal 6-1, S. Chandan bt Yashas Urs 6-1, P. Bhuvan bt Rutvik M 6-2, Rakshak Tarun bt Aditya Srivatsav 6-4, Arya S. Prabhu bt H.S. Kishan 6-1, Karthik Pranav bt Rahul Rashmi 6-0. Girls U-12: Semi-finals: G. Joshika (KAR) bt Harshini 8-0, S.S. Kanishka (KAR) bt Adhya M. Bhat (KAR) 8-7 (7-2). Quarter-finals: Adhya M Bhat bt Nikita S Raj 8-2, S.S. Kanishka bt Kanishaa 8-4, G. Joshika bt Avanti Ram 8-7 (9-7), Harshini bt Suhani Madan 8-1. Pre-quarterfinals: (Best of 11 games): Adhya M. Bhat bt Shreya Sachin 6-0, Nikita S Raj bt Vanya Srivatsav 6-3, S.S. Kanishka bt P. Kanishka 6-1, Kanishaa bt M. Anjana Krishna  6-5 (14-12).