Gadre Gaspar Dias Open: Defending champion Praneeth V. & last year’s finalist Tejas Shevde storm into pre-quarters
PANAJI: Defending champion Praneeth V. and last year’s finalist Tejas Shevde booked their spot in the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles event at the ongoing Gadre Gaspar Dias Open 2022 tennis championships being played at the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias courts-Miramar and at Panjim Gymkhana.
The annual tennis tournament by Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Goa’s first tennis club, is being organized under the aegis of the Goa State Tennis Association (GSTA), with support from Gadre Group.
In the women’s singles event, Olivia Chowgule progressed to the quarter-finals, with an easy 6-1 victory over Kamakshi Shanbhag.
The mixed-doubles category witnessed Kshitij Garg/Atika Gaur combo getting the better of Swapnil Bugde/Simmi Lawande with a 6-4 win, to book their quarter-final berth.
Meanwhile, interest is starting to build in the campaign of last season’s finalists. Praneeth V. and four-time champion Tejas Shevde from Goa. Both the young men produced sizzling displays to outplay their opponents and storm into the pre-quarters.
Praneeth sent Tanay Amonkar packing with a 6-0 rout, while Tejas outgunned Veer Kotwal with an identical scoreline.
Over in men’s doubles, Siva Bala Shunmugam B R /Nagesh Naik got the better of Bhushan Akut/Abhishek Dethan 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals. Ashwin Narsinghani /Kafil Kadvekar also registered a win to progress into the last-8 stage. They beat Atharva Paranjape/ Omkar Patil 6-1. Arup Angle /Sachin Dukle advanced to the quarters, beating Bhargav Patil/Sharad Mishra 6-1.