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Subedi rallies to defeat Rawat

Subedi rallies to defeat Rawat

By Himalayan News Service

Aditya Subedi returns to fellow Nepali player Aki Zuben Rawat during their boysu2019 singles match of the Circuit-I event under Kesha Group ANLTA Asian U-14 Tennis Championship in Lalitpur on Monday. Photo: THT

Lalitpur, October 30 Nepal’s Aaditya Subedi, Aryan Giri, Chirag Timilsina, Aarav Hada and Aadit Subedi advanced to the boys’ singles quarter-finals of the Kesha Group ANLTA Asian U-14 Tennis Championship Circuit-I here at the Satdobato Tennis Complex courts today. In all-Nepal first round matches, Aaditya Subedi came from a set down to defeat Aki Zuben Rawat 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, Aarav Hada outplayed Evyak Joshi 6-0, 6-1 and Aadit Subedi saw off Pranav Manandhar 6-1, 6-0. Similarly, Aryan Giri outplayed Harisharan Baskaran of India 6-2, 6-0 and Chirag Timilsina recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win against Samrit Sharma of India. Similarly, Sivasamy Ramalingam Nathin Ram of India defeated his teammate Arya Mundhra 6-1, 6-2 and Rushikesh Sunkara of India thrashed Nisan Shrestha of Nepal 6-0, 6-1. In girls’ singles, Isha Shree Shah registered a 6-3, 6-3 win against Prakriti Shrestha, Sneha Yadav defeated Nimisha Dhakal 6-2, 6-3, Lumu Tso Lama beat Rosani Limbu 6-1, 6-2, Sharvani Shrestha earned a double bagel against Utsha Lama and Saloni Tamang thrashed Aisha Dolker Gurung 6-2, 6-1 in all-Nepal matches. Similarly, Riya Matharoo saw off fellow Indian player Prachi Mantri 6-2, 6-2. In boys’ doubles quarter-final matches, the pair of Aryan Giri and Aarav Hada defeated Pranav Manandhar and Chirag Timilsina 6-0, 6-2, while the duo of Aadit Subedi and Aaditya Subedi registered a 6-1, 6-1 win against the pair of Evyak Joshi and Aki Zuben Rawat. Likewise, in all-India match, the pair of Harisharan Baskaran and Sivasamy Ramalingam Nathin Ram saw off Arya Mumndhra and Samprit Sharma 6-4, 3-6(10-7) to advance to the semi-finals. In girls’ doubles section, the pair of Isha Shree Shah and Sharvani Shrestha defeated the duo of Lumu Tso Lama and Rosani Limbu 6-3, 6-4 to make it to the last four. Similarly, Subhangee Laxmi Shah of Nepal and Prachi Mantri of India defeated Nepal’s Nimisha Dhakal and Aisha Dolker Gurung 6-1, 6-1, while Rayana Shah of Nepal and Riya Matharoo of India beat Nepali pair of Prakriti Shrestha and Sneha Yadav 6-0, 6-3.