Patna: Bihar’s young tennis stars have made a strong showing at the All India Ranking Under-16 Boys and Girls Tennis Championship, organised by the Bihar Lawn Tennis Association and hosted at Naseeb Sports Academy, Patna.
In the boys’ singles, four players from Bihar—Satyam Prakash, Avinash Rai, Prakash Ranjan, and Yash Raj—have stormed into the semi-finals, keeping Bihar’s hopes alive for a homegrown champion. On the girls’ side, Arya Parashar, Aashi Sharma, and Aditi Mishra, all from Bihar, have also reached the semi-finals, with West Bengal’s Shreen Ghosh joining them.
Boys’ Singles Quarterfinal Results:
- Satyam Prakash (Bihar) defeated Chaitanya Kabir (Bihar) 6-1, 6-4
- Avinash Rai (Bihar) defeated Sarthak Anand (Bihar) 6-0, 6-1
- Prakash Ranjan (Bihar) defeated Ayan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 6-2, 7-5
- Yash Raj (Bihar) defeated Animesh Sagar (Bihar) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Girls’ Singles Quarterfinal Results:
- Shreen Ghosh (West Bengal) defeated Meenal Singh (Bihar) 6-3, 6-1
- Arya Parashar (Bihar) defeated Divya Shri (Bihar) 6-4, 6-3
- Aashi Sharma (Bihar) defeated Shivangi S. (Bihar) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
- Aditi Mishra (Bihar) defeated Pranya Kashyap (Bihar) 6-3, 6-1
Boys’ Doubles Quarterfinal Results:
- Satyam Prakash & Prakhar Ranjan (Bihar) defeated Animesh Sagar (Bihar) & Aarush Das (Assam) 7-6(5), 6-2
- Ayan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) & Adavik Choudhary (Bihar) defeated Yash Raj & Arv Deep (Bihar) 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
- Chaitanya Kabir & Avinash Rai (Bihar) defeated Kavi Ojha & Abir Ranjan 6-3, 6-1
- Sarthak Anand (Bihar) & Suvigya Choudhary (Madhya Pradesh) defeated Prashant Verma (Uttar Pradesh) & Anand Roy (Jharkhand) 6-2, 6-2
Girls’ Doubles Quarterfinal Results:
- Shivangi S. & Avantika Singh (Bihar) defeated Meenal Singh & Zaria Nasir 6-2, 6-2
- Arya Parashar & Pranya Kashyap (Bihar) defeated Aashi Sharma & Manya Singh (Bihar) 6-1, 6-2
