ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Top seed Shweta Kakhandki of India went marching into the girls singles final of the ITF International Junior tennis tournament at the Islamabad Club on Thursday with a three-set defeat of Thailand’s Wannasuk Nungnudda.

Shweta scored a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over her opponent who had won the first leg of the tournament last week.

The win earned her a clash in the decider with another Thai player Punjaporn Ditthim who outplayed India’s Daksha Mulay 6-3, 6-3 without any difficulty.

In the boys doubles quarterfinals, the Pakistani duo of Shahzad Khan and Wasif Cheema advanced by beating Indians Lalit Mann and Sundeep Kumar 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Also moving into the semifinals was the Indian team of Rupesh Roy and Sumit Gupta who knocked out Mutib Pasha and Adnan Khan 6- 0, 6-1.

In another quarterfinal, Peerakit Siributwong of Thailand and India’s Kaushik Das eliminated home pair of Ijaz Usman and Danish Ahmed 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Vivek Shokeen of India and Sri Lankan Nishendiran Sivendiran earned a walkover against Nauman Yahya and Naumanul Haq.

Results:

Girls singles semifinals: Shweta Kakhandki (Ind) bt Wannasuk Nungnudda (Tha) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, Punjaporn Ditthim (Tha) bt Daksha Mulay (Ind) 6-3, 6-3

Boys doubles quarterfinals: Shahzad Khan-Wasif Cheema (Pak) bt Lalit Mann-Sundeep Kumar 7-6(2), 6-1, Rupesh Roy-Sumit Gupta (Ind) bt Mutib Pasha-Adnan Khan 6-0, 6-1, Peerakit Siributwong (Tha)-Kaushik Das (Ind) bt Ijaz Usman and Danish Ahmed 6-4, 7- 6(3), Vivek Shokeen (Ind)-Nishendiran Sivendiran walkover against Nauman Yahya-Naumanul Haq.

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