Aryan, Mihika top state ranking

Mumbai: Aryan Goveas led three players from Mumbai, who emerged as No. 1 tennis players in the state for the year ended 2014, according to the rankings announced by MSLTA recently. While Aryan finished No.1 in Boys Under-16 and Under-18, Mihika Yadav emerged as No.1 in the Girls U-18, while Eshaan Lumbai finished No.1 in the boys under-12. Pune region took the honours of finishing with the most No 1 players for the second  year in a row, with  five No 1 players, which included Riya Bhosale ( Girls Under-10),  Sanya Singh ( Girls Under-12) , Siddanth Banthia (Boys under-14) , Shivani ingle ( Girls under-16) and old warhorse Nitten Kirrtane (Men’s ). Asian Games Bronze Medallist Prarthana Thombare of Barshi in Solapur emerged No 1 player among the women. Mahek Jain  ( Girls under 14) led the rise of  Navi Mumbai  region which  emerged as the  region with third largest  number of  ranked players  in the  state, following Pune and Mumbai.