Bengaluru lad Eric Nithilan wins title

Bengaluru lad Eric Nithilan edged out Boopathy Sakthival in three sets in the final to win the boys singles title in the BR Adityan Memorial National Series Under-18 tennis at the Gandhi Nagar Club. Nithilan quelled a mid-match comeback from the Tamil Nadu player to post a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win and claim the top prize. In the girls singles final, Akanksha Nitture outlasted Vaishnavi Adkar 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to emerge victorious. She had earlier won the doubles title in partnership with Vaishnavi Adkar.

Results

Finals: Boys Singles: Eric Nithilan beat Boopathy Sakthivel 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Girls Singles: Akanksha Nitture beat Vaishnavi Adkar 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Boys Doubles: Boopathy Sakthivel/Aayush Bhat beat Farhan Patrawala/Maan Kesharwani 6-2, 6-3.

Girls Doubles: Akanksha Nitture/Vaishnavi Adkar beat Abhaya Vemuri/Apurva Vemuri 7-5, 6-4.