Rawat wins title
LALITPUR: Era Rawat won the U-14 girls’ singles title of the 14th Jayakar Memorial Junior Tennis Tournament here on Friday.
Rawat defeated Abhilasha Bista 6-4, 6-1 in the final.
Likewise, Aarabh Singh Hada beat Aki Juben Rawat 9-7 in the U-10 boys’ final, while Adit Subedi outplayed Hada 8-3 in the U-9 boys’ singles final. In U-14 boys’ singles, Prashant Basnet defeated Samyak Bhushan Bajracharya 6-4, 6-3 to set the final date with Dipesh KC, who registered a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Saharsha Chand.
All the remaining finals are slated for Saturday.
The tournament carries a total cash purse of Rs 242,000 and gift hamper worth Rs 58,000.