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Hyderabad Strikers beat Gujarat Panthers 44-36 thanks to a brilliant performance by Niki Poonacha and Sriram Balaji in the Premier Tennis League at the Balewadi Stadium on Saturday. The team remained at the top of the table with 174 points and advanced to the semi-finals in style.
Ekaterina Kazionova was in fine form as she helped Chennai Stallions to a 47-33 win over Pune Jaguars.
Ekaterina won her singles match against Rutuja Bhosale 13-7 and teamed up with Anirudh Chandrashekhar to beat Rutuja and Vijay Sundar Prashanth 12-8 in the mixed doubles. Mathias Bourgue’s match winner against Arjun Kadhe saw Chennai jump to the second spot in the points table ahead of the final league match between Mumbai Leon Army and Bengaluru Spartans.
Bengaluru had the disadvantage of losing Karman Thandi due to fitness issues, but youngster Vaishnavi Adkar played his part with gusto. Bengaluru needed 34 points and Mumbai 35 points to qualify for the semi-finals. In the event, Mumbai beat Bangalore 42-38 as both teams made the cut.
In the semi-finals on Sunday, Hyderabad will face Chennai, while Bangalore (166) and Mumbai (169) will meet again. The final will also take place later in the evening.
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Mumbai Leon Army bt Bangalore Spartans 42-38 (Valeriya Strakhova bt Vaishnavi Adkar 14-6; Ramkumar Ramanathan lost to Sidharth Rawat 7-13; Valeriya & Jeevan Nedunchezhiya tied with Vishnu & Vaishnavi 10-10; Ramkumar & Jeevan bt Vishnu & Sidhar 10-10).
Chennai stallions bt Pune Jaguars 47-33 (Ekaterina Kazionova bt Rutuja Bhosale 13-7; Mathias Bourgue bt Arjun Kadhe 12-8; Kazionova & Anirudh Chandrashekhar bt Rutuja & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 12-8; Bourgue & Anirudh tied with Arjun 1 0 & Vijay 1-1 ).
Delhi Binnys Brigade bt Tigers of Punjab 43-37 (Sowjanya Bavisetti tied Diana Marcinkevica 10-10; Mohamed Dougaz lost to Denis Istomin 9-11; Siddhant Banthia & Sowjanya bt Diana & Malek Jaziri 12-8; Siddhant & Dougaz bt Istomin 12-8 Jaziri).
Hyderabad Strikers bt Gujarat Panthers 44-36 (Conny Perr tied Ankita Raina 10-10; Niki Poonacha bt Manish Sureshkumar 11-9; Conny & Sriram Balaji tied Ankita & Parikshit Soman 10-10; Niki & Balaji bt Manish & Parikshit 13-7).
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