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However, another CLTA trainee Chandam Shaolin failed to make it to the main draw as he lost to Sikharulidele Sergio of Georgia 3-6, 7-6 (3), 1-6. Sergio fought well after losing the second set in the tie-break and finally won the match by emerging triumphant in the final set 6-1. In another match of the qualifying round, Shikhar Kapoor of India defeated compatriot Sidhant Solanki 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in a closely fought encounter to move into the main draw. Venketash Veera Vasanth of India ended the challenge of Khayriddinov Diyor of Uzbekistan with a 6-1, 6-2 victory to move into main draw while M Naveen Sai of India scored a 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over compatriot Akshat Joshi. In another match in the qualifying round, Pulok Bhattacharya of India defeated Adit Jain of India 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.
In the girls' under-18 singles qualifying round, Sai Pujitha Bandi of India scored an easy 6-1, 6-0 win over compatriot Sandeep Kaur to pave her way into the main draw while Rimpledeep Kaur of India was given a tough fight by compatriot Gundeep Kaur before winning in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. In another closely fought encounter, Jaspreet of India defeated compatriot Smriti Joon 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 while Sushma Gutta and Ravnoor Kaur of India got walkover from their opponents in the qualifying round.
Results : Boys : Under-18 singles (final round): Digvijay Singh Mehta (Ind) bt Sagar Ahuja (Ind) 6-0, 6-4, Sikharulidle Sergio (Geo) bt Chandam Shaolin (Ind) 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1, Shikhar Kapoor (Ind) bt Siddhant Solanki (Ind) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, S. Venkatesh Veera Vasanth (Ind) bt Khayriddinov Diyor (Uzb) 6-1, 6-2, M. Naveen Sai (Ind) bt Akshat Joshi (Ind) 7-6 (3), 6-3, Pulok Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Adit Jain (Ind) 6-0, 3-6, 7-5;
Girls : Under-18 singles (final round): Sai Pujitha Bandi (Ind) bt Sandeep Kaur (Ind) 6-1, 6-0, Rimpledeep Kaur (Ind) bt Gundeep Kaur (Ind) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, Jaspreet Kaur (Ind) bt Smriti Joon (Ind) 5-7 6-4, 6-1. Sushma Gutta (Ind) bye, Ravnoor Kaur (Ind) bye, M.S. Shivani (Ind).


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