Boys' third seed Gaurav Walia and favourite in the girls category Shraddha Dali notched facile wins to emerge champions in the Tata Consultancy Services-Bombay Gymkhana All India National Ranking Championship Series Junior Tennis Tournament in Mumbai on Friday.
Walia overcame a late challenge to beat fourth seed Yash Deshmukh of Pune 6-3, 7-5 in the boys final that lasted almost two hours.
In contrast, Shraddha made short work of second seed Sayali Bhilare of Pune 6-3, 6-0 in 70 minutes.
Walia got off to a good start, earning two service breaks in the opening set and rallied from 1-4 in an exciting second to seal the match.
Suraj Desai and Urvaksh Anklesaria of Gujarat claimed the boys doubles crown following a hard fought 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory over Aroon Khattar and Yash Deshmukh.
Results (Finals):
Boys: Singles: 3-Gaurav Walia (Mah) bt 4-Yash Deshmukh (Mah) 6-3, 7-5. Doubles: Suraj Desai/Urvaksh Anklesaria bt Aroon Khattar/Yash Deshmukh 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Girls: Singles: 1-Shraddha Dali (Mah) bt 2-Sayali Bhilare (Mah) 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles: 2-Sayali Bhilare/Pooja Patel bt 1-Kahini Dalal/Shraddha Dali 6-4, 6-4
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