Kavin topples Krishna Teja

Hyderabad: Eighth seeded Tamil Nadu player Kavin Masilamani registered the biggest upset of the tournament when he scalped top seeded local hope Krishna Teja Ankam in straight sets to enter the men singles semifinals of the TSTA-AITA Ranking Tennis Tournament prize money Rs.50k Men & Women week of 25th June 2018 at SATS Tennis Complex here on Wednesday.

Other seeded players who were sent packing by lower ranked players in the quarterfinals included Prashant Selvaraj (6) and C Sravya Shivani (3). Meanwhile, Telangana State’s in-form but unseeded Sahaja Yamalapally entered the women singles last four with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 rout of Sonashe Bhatnagar from Karnataka.

Results: Q/F-Men: Kavin Masilamani (8 TN) bt Krishna Teja Ankam (1 TS) 6-0,6-4; Bharath Nishok Kumaran bt Prashant Selvaraj (6) 6-1,6-4; Nikshep Ravikumar Ballekere (3) bt Amar T Dhariyannavar 6-2,6-7(5),6-1; Srinivas Kondri (2) bt Ajay N Pruthv (7) 6-4,3-6,6-2; 

Women: Prathiba Prasad Narayan (1 ) bt A Kondaveeti (7) 6-4, 6-4; P Sivanuja bt M Shaik 6-2,6-1; Kalava Likhitha bt C Sravya Shivani (3) 6-3,3-6,7-6(1); Sahaja Y bt Sonashe Bhatnagar (Kar) 6-0, 6-1.