In the finals played at the Topspin Tennis Academy here on Friday, Vanshitha, who was seeded third and the only seed left in the tournament almost blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-2 to emerge victorious.
In a minor upset, the second-seeded Maharashtra pair of Bela Thamarkar and Pooja Ingale defeated the host state’s top-seeded sister-duo of Pratibha and Pragathi Prasad Narayan to wrest the doubles title. Bela and Pooja won the final 6-2, 7-6(1).
Results:
Women’s singles: 3-Vanshitha Patania (Kar) bt Adithi Are (TS) 6-0, 6-2.
Women’s Doubles: 2-Bela Thamarkar/Pooja Ingale (both Mah) bt 1-Pratibha Prasad N/Pragathi Prasad N (Kar) 6-2, 7-6(1).
–IANS
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