TEAM HERALD
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PANJIM: Vardhan Karkal of Sharda Mandir hS, Mira Mar, won the under-10 boys singles title at MSLTA Practennis tennis tournament conducted at Practennis Academy, Andheri, Mumbai.
Vardhan got the better of Atharva Shinde of Aurangabad in the finals.
Vardhan lost the first set 5-3 but went on to recover winning the second set 4-0. After equalising, Vardhan went on to win the tie-breaker comfortably with a score of 7-4 to clinch the title.
Earlier talented Vardhan had defeted Adesh Taraporewala of Mumbai in the first round 6-0. In the second, he overpowered Joshua Eppen of Mumbai 6-1. He then beat Rohan Deshmukh from Nasik 6-4 in the quarter- finals. In the semi-finals he defeated Sumedh Bhamre of Nasik 6-4.
