Patna: Arv Deep of Bihar created a sensation in the boys’ category of the All India Ranking Under-12 Boys/Girls Tennis Championship, organised under the aegis of the Bihar Lawn Tennis Association and hosted by Naseeb Sports Academy. He advanced to the semi-finals by defeating the top seed, Ayushman Pathak of Uttar Pradesh, in the boys’ singles quarter-final match. Arv Deep is the only player from Bihar to reach the semi-finals in the boys’ category.
In the girls’ category, all four players who made it to the semi-finals are from Bihar. Pranay Kashyap, Aashi Sharma, Paridhi Thakur, and Shivangi S of Bihar secured their places by defeating their respective opponents.
Boys’ Singles Quarter-Finals
- Arv Deep (Bihar) beat Ayushman Pathak (UP) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Kumar Kautilya (Chhattisgarh) beat Kumar Anshuman (Bihar) 6-0, 6-2
- Akshay Singh (Uttar Pradesh) beat Kavin Ojha (Bihar) 6-1, 6-4
- Ayan Rehman (Assam) beat Ankur Alok (Bihar) 6-1, 6-3
Girls’ Singles Quarter-Finals
- Pranay Kashyap (Bihar) beat Kiva Shri (Bihar) 6-0, 6-0
- Aashi Sharma (Bihar) beat Divya Shri (Bihar) 6-4, 6-4
- Paridhi Thakur (Bihar) beat Vaishnavi Poddar (Bihar) 6-0, 6-0
- Shivangi S (Bihar) beat Advika Verma (Uttar Pradesh) 7-5, 6-1
Boys’ Doubles Quarter-Finals
- Ayushman Pathak (Bihar) and Akshay Singh (Uttar Pradesh) defeated Atharva Rai and Ankur Alok (Bihar) 6-0, 6-3
- Vedansh Vaidya (Bihar) and Sairansh Jha (West Bengal) defeated Aarav Dhandaniya and Kriyansh Jugnoo (Bihar) 6-4, 6-4
- Aariz Saikia (Assam) and Ayan Rahman (Assam) defeated Shitiz Prasad (Maharashtra) and Shivansh Singh (Chandigarh) 6-0, 6-1
- Kumar Kautilya (Chhattisgarh) and Aarav Deep (Bihar) defeated Pranjal Srivastava (Bihar) and Shivansh Singh (UP) 6-1, 6-1.
