Vedansh and Charmi triumph

Bengaluru: Vedansh Reddiyar and Charmi Gopinath registered contrasting victories to emerge champions among boys and girls in the FSA AITA CS& U-18 tennis championships at the Fortune Sports Academy courts here on Saturday.
In a clash of giant-killers, Vedansh took some time to find his feet as his rival dominated the first set before clinching it 6-1.Vedansh fought back to win the second set 6-3. Sehaj rallied brilliantly from 1-3 down in the final set to restore parity but Vedansh pulled his socks up when it mattered the most to prevail 6-4.
In the girls final, Vanya put up a brilliant fight against top seed Charmi before losing 4-6, 4-6.
Results (Finals): U-18: Boys: Vedansh Reddiyar bt Sehaj Singh Pawar 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Girls: 1-Charmi Gopinath bt Vanya Srivastava 6-4, 6-4.