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PANJIM: Shreyas Patil put in a statement performance in the boys U-18 pre-quarterfinals at the ongoing Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Tennis Open 2025, blanking Vihaan Krishnan 6-0 in a commanding win to secure his place in the quarter-finals of the State-ranking tournament.
Vedant Naik joined Shreyas Patil with a solid 6-2 win over Gaurang Nerurkar.
In the same category, Vihaan Krishnan earlier defeated Rajnikant Mahatme 6-0, Gaurang Nerurkar overcame Rihan Colaco 6-3, while Devaansh Naik edged past Aarin Ballani 6-4. Krishna Volvoikar got the better of Shaurya Verlekar 6-3, while Adianta Devaraya, Alec Barreto and Arsh Sardesai advanced with confident wins. Kaivalya Devaraya also moved into the next round with a 6-4 victory over Ian Godinho.
In the semi-finals of Masters 45+ doubles, Mano Chhabra and Suraj Pombra pulled off a thrilling win against Navin Cardoz and Nikunj Gupta, clinching the match 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 in a super tie-break. The duo held their nerve in the decider to seal their place in the finals.
In another semi-final match of the same category, Sachin Dukle and Kevin Rebello delivered a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win over Shubert Colaco and Sunil Signapurkar.
Meanwhile, in the Masters 55+ singles semi-finals, Manoj Pandey barely broke a sweat in a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Suresh T, while Caetano Fernandes moved past Noel Noronha 6-4, 6-2 booking his place in the finals as well.
In the girls U-18 quarter-finals, Tithee Bhoomkar came through a tight contest against Deeva Sahni, winning 6-4. Urvi Panandiker eased past Aashi Munshi 6-1 and Tvisha Sardesai dropped no games in a clinical 6-0 win over Renee De Menezes.
In other round matches of the same category, Deeva Sahni had defeated Ammiel Fernandes 6-0, Aashi Munshi edged Analeah Menezes 7-5 and Urvi Panandiker battled past Avni Lotlikar in another 7-5 finish. Bhaavya Bhoomkar, Renee De Menezes and Kimberly D’Sa also advanced with strong performances.
In the boys u-14, Shaurya Verlekar beat Aymer Fernandes 6-1, while in the girls u-14, Tvisha Sardesai notched a 6-0 win over Ammiel Fernandes.
The men’s singles draw featured several strong performances. Joshua Cardozo beat Nitye Sood 6-2, Krishna Volvoikar ousted Pankaj Naik 6-3 and Siddharth Nunes swept past Sanjay Varak 6-1. Nagesh Naik made quick work of Vidaal De Menezes with a 6-0 win, while Shreyas Patil defeated Neenad Desai 6-1. Raju Kundaikar overpowered Nikunj Gupta 6-0, Pankaj Nanoskar edged Saurish Naik 7-6(2), and Tanay Amonkar beat Sujit Sahoo 6-3. Prajat Halankar (6-2 vs Bidwan Sekhar), Lyndon Pinto (7-6(2) vs Jai Gill), Prince D’Silva (6-1 vs Dhiraj Phadte), Bhalchandra Gaitonde (6-4 vs Navin Cardoz), Rehaan Diaz (6-1 vs Rugved Bandekar), and Santosh Gorawar (6-1 vs Aaron Saldanha) also progressed.