Lalitpur, December 21

Mayanka Rana advanced to the U-18 girls’ singles final of the 15th Jayakar Memorial National Junior Tennis Tournament here at the Satdobato Tennis Complex today.

Rana defeated her sister Mahika Rana 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the second semi-final match. She will face Prerana Koirala in the final. Koirala had defeated Bijisha Shrestha in the first semi-final match on Wednesday.

In the boys’ category, Samrakshyak Bhushan Bajracharya and Pranav Khanal made it to the final. Bajracharya defeated Ninwam Rai 6-0, 6-0, while Khanal registered a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Samyak Bhushan Bajracharya.

In boys’ U-14 section, Adit Subedi set final date with Nisan Shrestha. Subedi came from a set down to beat Aryan Giri 1-6, 7-5, 6-0, while Shrestha defeated Saroj Tamang 7-5, 6-3.

Likewise, Pranav Manandhar defeated Saksham Bikram Shah 7-5, 6-3 and Aarav Samrat Hada beat Rajbir Pradhan 6-1, 6-1 in the U-10 boys’ singles semi-final matches. Eva Adhikari made it to the girls’ section final after she registered a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sunira Thapa.

In U-9 boys’ singles semi-final matches, Saksham Bikram Shah defeated Nishad Joshi 4-1, 4-0, while Ayushman Hajur Ghale beat Rajbir Pradhan 0-4, 5-4, 4-2. In girls’ category, Prasamsha Moktan and Sunira Thapa made it to the final. Moktan defeated Adya Paudel 0-4, 4-1, 4-2, while Thapa registered a 4-0, 4-1 victory over Jenny Khadka.

In girls’ doubles section, Rana sisters Mayanka and Mahika defeated Prerana Koirala and Shubhangee Laxmi Shah 6-1, 6-3 to set the final date against Bijisha Shrestha and Abhilasha Bista, a 6-1, 6-1 winners over Isha Shree Shah and Sharvani Shrestha. In boys’ category semi-finals, the Bajracharya pair of Samrakshyak and Samyak defeated Saroj Tamang and Safal Shrestha 6-0, 6-1, whereas Pranav Khanal and Aadit Subedi beat Kubehang Chemjong and Nischal Adhikari 6-2, 6-0.