Patna: Arv Deep from Bihar caused a major upset in the boys’ category of the All India Ranking Under-12 Boys/Girls Tennis Championship, held under the banner of the Bihar Lawn Tennis Association and hosted by Naseeb Sports Academy. He progressed to the semi-finals after defeating the tournament’s top seed, Ayushman Pathak of Uttar Pradesh, in the boys’ singles quarter-finals. Arv Deep is the sole representative from Bihar in the boys’ semi-finals.
In contrast, the girls’ category saw a dominant performance by Bihar players, with all four semi-finalists hailing from the state. Pranay Kashyap, Aashi Sharma, Paridhi Thakur, and Shivangi S secured their places in the semi-finals by winning their respective matches.
Boys’ Singles Quarter-Finals
- Arv Deep (Bihar) defeated Ayushman Pathak (UP) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Kumar Kautilya (Chhattisgarh) defeated Kumar Anshuman (Bihar) 6-0, 6-2
- Akshay Singh (Uttar Pradesh) defeated Kavin Ojha (Bihar) 6-1, 6-4
- Ayan Rehman (Assam) defeated Ankur Alok (Bihar) 6-1, 6-3
Girls’ Singles Quarter-Finals
- Pranay Kashyap (Bihar) defeated Kiva Shri (Bihar) 6-0, 6-0
- Aashi Sharma (Bihar) defeated Divya Shri (Bihar) 6-4, 6-4
- Paridhi Thakur (Bihar) defeated Vaishnavi Poddar (Bihar) 6-0, 6-0
- Shivangi S (Bihar) defeated Advika Verma (UP) 7-5, 6-1
Boys’ Doubles Quarter-Finals
- Ayushman Pathak (Bihar) and Akshay Singh (UP) defeated Atharva Rai and Ankur Alok (Bihar) 6-0, 6-3
- Vedansh Vaidya (Bihar) and Sairansh Jha (West Bengal) defeated Aarav Dhandaniya and Kriyansh Jugnoo (Bihar) 6-4, 6-4
- Aariz Saikia (Assam) and Ayan Rehman (Assam) defeated Shitiz Prasad (Maharashtra) and Shivansh Singh (Chandigarh) 6-0, 6-1
- Kumar Kautilya (Chhattisgarh) and Aarav Deep (Bihar) defeated Pranjal Srivastava (Bihar) and Shivansh Singh (UP) 6-1, 6-1.
