PANJIM: It was an eventful and exciting day when the ladies took over the courts at the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias Open 2016, on Thursday.
First up was the match between Anuskha and Simran Bundela which had all the makings of a great match. Both the ladies battled it out with long rallies and close net calls but Simran Bundela got the all-important win (7-1) as she moved into the semi–final of the U-12 Girls category where she will be facing Wynona.
In the next ladies match, Sheetal and Charmaine entertained the fans gathered over at the top viewing gallery. The players went toe-to-toe in their match up. Charmaine won the match 9-0 to enter the semi-finals.
In the U-16 Girls category, Saumya will play the semi-finals against Shanley to make it to the final at the same time Rutuja will play against Ibtisam in the second semi-finals.
In the veteran’s category, David came out all guns blazing to win 7-0 over Max Chandra in the morning session. On court number two, Jude got the better of Sandeep winning 9-1 to progress into the next round along with David. In the Veterans doubles category Suresh and Dee won by a 9-4 margin over Raiturkar and Milind to progress into the next round.
In the Men’s doubles, Bulu and Tejas won convincingly to defeat David and Manoj (9-1).
With the semi-finals and final fast approaching, the games are now coming in thick and fast. The next few days will witness match ups of the Men and Women Singles, Men doubles, Women doubles, U-16 Boys and Girls and veterans category.
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias Open 2016 commenced with a total of 122 entries coming in across 10 categories. The tournament is being organized by Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Goa’s first tennis club in partnership with Goa State Tennis Association (GSTA) and Gadre Premium Seafood.
