Tavish Pahwa defeated Roman Kulpin within the last of the ITF junior tennis match for his maiden title within the worldwide junior circuit in Colombo on Saturday.
The 14-year-old Tavish, who had began enjoying ITF juniors in March final yr, didn’t drop a set on strategy to the title. He had overwhelmed second seed Luke Koh of Singapore 6-4, 7-6(5) within the semifinals.
Vraj Gohil gained the boys doubles title in partnership with Miguel Iglupas of Philippines.
The outcomes: U-18 boys, last: Tavish Pahwa bt Roman Kulpin 6-2, 6-3; Semifinals: Tavish bt Luke Koh (Sgp) 7-5, 7-6(4); Quarterfinals: Tavish bt Venkat Batlanki (USA) 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles, last: Vraj Gohil & Miguel Iglupas (Phi) bt Venkat Batlanki & Juliusz Stanczyk (Pol) 3-6, 6-4, [10-4].
U-18 women doubles (last): Steffi Aludo & Tennielle Madis (Phi) bt Dinara De Silva (Sri) & Pehal Kharadkar 6-1, 7-5.
Printed – September 14, 2024 07:19 pm IST