Pune sports tracker: Paparkar rules at MSLTA u12 tennis nationals
February 18, 2020, Pune
Pune Second seeded Arnav Paparkar clinched a double crown in the MSLTA’s under-12 national tennis tournament at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) tennis complex in Mumbai recently.
In the boys singles, the Pune-based player, Paparkar outplayed third seeded Vedant Bhasin 6-0, 2-6, 6-0 to claim the title.
Paparkar, who is a Class 6 student of New India School, partnered with Bhasin to score a 6-2, 6-2 win over Daksh Kukreti and Kanj Shah in the doubles.
In the girls finals, top-seeded Thaniya Gogulamanda of Tamil Nadu ousted third seed Nainika Reddy 6-2, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, to lift the title.
In the doubles, Nainika Reddy tied up with Thaniya Gogulamanda of Telangana to sneak past Divya Ungrish and Aakruti Sonkusare 7-5, 7-6 (7-3).
Results: (Finals)
Boys: 2-Arnav Paparkar (Mah) bt 3-Vedant Bhasin (Mah) 6-0, 2-6, 6-0;
Doubles: Vedant Bhasin and Arnav Paparkar bt Daksh Kukreti and Kanj Shah 6-2, 6-2
Girls: 1-Thaniya Gogulamanda (Tel) bt 3-Nainika Reddy (Mah) 6-2, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3
Doubles: Thaniya Gogulamanda (Tel) and Nainika Reddy bt Divya Ungrish and Aakruti Sonkusare 7-5, 7-6 (7-3).
