Telangana’s P Sandilya wins men’s singles first-round match at Sify AITA tennis tournament

Telangana’s P Sandilya defeated Maharashtra’s Pawan Satish Koli 6-1, 6-2 in the men’s singles first round of the Sify AITA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament at Bhimavaram. The day’s results also featured several men’s and women’s singles matches

Hyderabad: P Sandilya of Telangana defeated Pawan Satish Koli of Maharashtra 6-1, 6-2 in the men’s singles first round of the Sify AITA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament at the Cosmopolitan Club in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.

The results:

First round

Men: Pagalavan Dharmalingam (TN) bt Ajay Malik (Har) 6-3, 7-5; Amit Moond (Raj) bt Vedansh Keshri (TG) 6-2, 6-2; D Akhil Kumar Reddy (TG) w/o Priyansh Gadhavi; P Sandilya (TG) bt Pawan Satish Koli (Maha) 6-1, 6-2; Oges Theyjo Jaya Prakash (TN) bt Rishabh Kokonda (TG) 6-2, 6-2.

Women: Harshini Nagaraj (Kar) bt Pooja Ingale (Maha) 6-0, 6-3; Janani Ramesh (TN) bt D Hasini (TG) 6-2, 6-0; P Mridhula (TN) bt Abhisha Abhayrao Raikwar 6-1, 6-1.