Tennis: Suraj, Prajwal Dev enter pre-quarters

Mysuru lads Suraj R. Prabodh and S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the India F4 Futures $15,000 Men's Tennis Tournament in Trivandrum, yesterday won their respective first round Men's Singles matches and sailed into the pre-quarterfinals. Suraj scored a well-earned 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over eighth seeded Indian Aryan Goveas in a tie which lasted for two hours and 12 minutes. Suraj served decently and got 51% of his first serves in while his rival Aryan had only 49% of his first serves in. Suraj won 93% of his service games which proved vital. Prajwal Dev scored a easy 6-0, 6-2 win over India's Jayesh Pungliya in match which lasted for just fifty seven minutes. In the pre-quarter-finals, Prajwal Dev will meet third seeded Arjun Kadhe, while Suraj takes on Anirudh Chandrashekar.