NAGPUR’s Sejal Bhutada and her partner Nanika Bendram stunned top seed pair of Aakruti Sonkusare and Aishwarya Jadhav to emerge girls doubles champions of the 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial Under-16 Tennis Championship organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Kolhapur District Tennis Association (KDLTA) at KDLTA Tennis Complex, in Kolhapur. In an all Maharashtra girls doubles final, second seeded Sejal and Nanika upset top seeds Aakruti and Aishwarya 6-3, 6-4 toemerge champions.

 

Earlier in the semis, the Maharashtrapair of Sejal and Nanika ousted third seedpair of Arzan Khorakiwala of Karnatakaand Yashika Shokeen of Delhi 6-3, 6-4. The prizes were distributed at the handsof Sanjay Patil of DY Patil Institute, SharadKannamwar, Life President, MSLTA; JointSecretary of All India Tennis Association(AITA) and Secretary MSLTA Sunder Iyerand MSLTA Joint Secretary SheetalBhosale. Vaishali Shekatkar wasTournament Supervisor.