Mumbai: Two Ranked players were shown the door when Suresh Gokul and Theertha Macherla upset seeded rivals, in first round action at the US$ 3000 RBLATT Asian Ranking men’s tennis championships, at the MSLTA court here on Wednesday.
Unseeded Gokul outplayed third seed Dharmil Shah 6-4, 6-3 while Macherla ended the challenge of ninth seed Anvit Bendre 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in a match lasting three hours. In another close first round match, sixth seed Prithvi Sekhar prevailed over Jayachandran Vimalraj 6-1, 5-7, 6-1.
Results
Men’s singles (1st round): Gokul Suresh bt 3-Dharmil Shah 6-4, 6-3; Theertha Macherla bt 9-Anvit Bendre 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7); 1-Jatin Dahiya bt Nandwal Akash 6-0, 6-0; Bhoopati Sakthivel bt Saumil Sakaria 6-0, 6-1; Ishaque Eqbal bt Drona Walia 6-2, 6-2; Sahil Gaware bt Taha Kapadia 6-4, 6-3; 7- Paramveer Bajwa bt (Q) Aditya Balsekar 6-4, 6-2; 4-Chandril Sood bt Yugal Bansal 6-3, 6-4; 5-Tejas Chaukulkar bt Divesh Gahlot 6-0, 6-1; 6-Prithvi Sekhar bt Jayachandran Vimalraj 6-1, 5-7, 6-1; (WC) Atharva Sharma bt (Q) Garry Tokas 6-4, 7-5; Rohan Gajare bt Arnav Goel 6-3, 6-4; 8-Patlolla Reddy bt (WC) Karan Lalchandani 7-5, 6-1; Raghav Jaisinghani bt Aakash Ahlawat 6-4, 6-2.
Wodehouse tennis
Ladies Open Rs 75,000 Prize-Money Tennis Tournament organised by the Wodehouse Gymkhana will be held at their courts from April 27. This two-day championship will be held in singles and doubles for Ladies 30 plus and Ladies 35 plus. Those who are interested in participating in the tournament are requested to send their entries via email to stpa.association2015@gmail.com or can be sent via WhatsApp on 9821209733. The last date for entries is Thursday, April 24. For more details contact on phone +91 9821209733.
