Team Herald
PANJIM: The top seeded pair of Natasha Palha and Rishika Sunkara defeated the second seeds Shweta Rana and Riya Bhatia to secure their second title of the year at the ITF $15,000 held at Gwalior.
The team raced to a 3-0 lead before the seconds seeds fought back to 3-2.
The top seeds stepped up their games with some hard hitting ground strokes and firm volleys to finish the match with a score line of 6-4, 6-2.
In the semi-finals the top seeds faced Alexandra Walters (Australia)/Shivika Burman (Ind), this pair gave Palha, Sunkara a tough fight,
The top seeds were compact at the net finally winning 6-3, 6-4.
Earlier, Natasha and her doubles partner Rishika Sunkara from Delhi won the doubles title at the $15,000 ITF Pro Circuit event in Cairo Egypt.
