MUMBAI:
Vinayak Gujarathi
, the newly-appointed captain of the Indian 65+ category, had to deal against a strong opponent, hot weather conditions and extreme humidity but managed to overcome them all to enter the men's 65+ singles semi-finals in the Jayant Roy Memorial S 400
Mumbai ITF Tennis Tournament
, being played at the MSLTA and Woodehouse Gymkhana on Wednesday.
Gujarathi recovered from a first set loss to put it across Eknath Kinikar 4-6, 6-4, 10-4, his superior staying power proving decisive in the Super tie-break.
It was a good day for players from Mumbai, with
Mayur Vasant
also making the semis in the 60+ category and
Dinesh Laungani
advancing in the 50+ age group. Mayur Vasant outplayed
Dilip Singh Nongmathem
6-1, 6-0, while Laungani accounted for Bharat Singh 6-4, 6-1.
The women's 35+ final will pit Arti Ganesh versus Radhika Kanitkar. While Arti defeated Priyaka Mehta 6-4, 6-2 in the semis, Radhika blanked out Priya Jain 6-0, 6-0.
Following are the results:Women's Single 35 - Semi Finals: Arti Ganesh (IND) bt Priyanka Mehta (IND) 6-4, 6-2; Radhika Kanitkar (IND) bt Priya Jain (IND) 6-0, 6-0.
Men's Single 50 - Round 32: Dashrath Salvi (IND) bt Deepak Patel (IND) 6-0, 6-1; Rajesh Balu (IND) bt Gunvant GT (IND) 6-0, 6-3; Rajiv Arora (IND) bt Rajesh Dusane (IND) 6-0, 2-0 (Conceded); Pravin Jadhav (IND) bt Ashish Pant (IND) 6-0, 6-0; Dinesh Laungani (IND) bt Bharat Singh (IND) 6-4, 6-1; Rajesh Ganapathy (IND) bt Subramanaian Venkataraman (IND) 6-1, 6-1.
Men's Single 60 - Quarter Finals: Pawan Jain (IND) bt Dipankar Chakravarti (IND) 6-1,6-3; Ashish Sen (IND) bt Rakesh Kohli 6-1, 6-1; Mayur Vasant Manek (IND) bt Dilip Singh Nongmathem (IND) 6-1, 6-0.
Men's Single 65 - Quarter Finals: Muthati Suresh (IND) bt Babubhai Panchal (IND) 6-0, 6-0; Rajendra Singh Rathore (IND) bt Mahender Kakkad (IND) 6-4, 6-2; Vinayak Gujrathi (IND) bt Eknath Kinikar (IND) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4; Kishore Choudhary (IND) bt Yogesh Shah (IND) 1-6, 6-1, 10-8.
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