Patna: Kartikey Agassi of Bihar defeated Aryan Jolly from Haryana by 6-1,6-2 to move into semifinal of boys U-16 singles of AITA Championship Series being played at Zirakpur, Punjab. In semifinal, Kartikey will face second seed Fatehyab Singh of Maharashtra tomorrow.
In under 18 singles, Kartikey lost to Fatehyab Singh of Maharashtra by 7-5, 2-6, 3-6.
In U-18 doubles, Kartikey and his partner Ujjwal Verma of Uttar Pradesh, played quarterfinal match against Abhiram Reddy of Telangana State and Shivam Padiya of Maharashtra. Kartikey and Ujjwal won the quarterfinal 6-2,6-1. Tomorrow Kartikey and Ujjwal will face Harsh Agassi of Bihar and Aritro Ghosh of West Bengal in semifinal round.
Harsh Agassi, in his U-18 singles, lost his quarterfinal match to Shourya Jishtu of Haryana 4-6,7-5,3-6.
