August 21, 2007	Tuesday	Sha’aban 7, 1428

KARACHI, Aug 20: Two seeded players crashed out on the opening day of main round of ITF juniors’ ranking tennis tournament after tasting shock defeats at the Karachi Club on Monday.

Pakistan’s wild card Ahmed Aslam was the first to create a scare when he toppled fourth seed Thangarajah Dineshkanthan of Sri Lanka in three agonising sets to move into the next round.

He won 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (1) against a superior player who is ranked 637 in the world to prove there was abundance of talent in the country. He now faces compatriot Nasir Mushtaq who got the better of Omer Babar 6-2, 6-0.

However, Aslam’s contemporary and third seed Tanveer Ashiq made unceremonious exit going down 3-6, 5-7 to Thailand’s Tanchainant Nuttorn later in the day.

Top seed Shiva Sangwan of India took little time when he demolished home player Hassan Ahmed 6-0, 6-0.

Second seed Chandril Sood, also from India, was stretched to limits on way to registering 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over fellow countryman Kaza Sharma.

Pakistan’s promising Yasir Khan had to sweat to get the better of Nehal Kapoor 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in gruelling encounter.

Altogether, ten Indians, five Pakistanis and a Thai stormed into the boys’ singles next round.

In girls’ competition, top seeded Indian Inayat Khosla whipped Susita Das, also from India, 6-4, 6-2 to propel into next round.

Joining her were Spanish Carol Menito, and Indians Dipti Shrivastava and Richa Valecha.

Meanwhile, second seed Soniya Dayal arrived here from Mumbai to compete in the event.

Results:

Boys singles first round: M. Abid Ali (Pak) bt Syed Abbas Raza (Pak) 6-4, 6-2; Yasir Khan (Pak) bt Nehal Kapoor 6-4, 6-7, 6-1; Nasir Mushtaq (Pak) bt Omer Babar (Pak) 6-2, 6-0; Gugan Varma(Ind) bt Darakamas Dussadee (Thai) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Sai Kartik (Ind) bt Syed Zohair Raza (Pak) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Heera Ashiq (Pak) bt Prithiv Sivasubramaniam (Ind) 6-2, 6-3; Chandril Sood (Ind) bt Kaza Sharma (Ind) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4; Ahmed Aslam (Pak) bt Thangarajah Dineshkanthan (Sri Lanka) 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (1); Shiva Sangwan (Ind) bt Hassan Ahmed (Pak) 6-0, 6-0; Dody Barani (Ind) bt Sadanul Haq (Pak) 6-3, 6-2; Jugal Marfatia (Ind) bt Khurram Nazir (Pak) 6-2, 6-4; Mandeep Yadav (Ind) bt Wasin Wijaya (Thai) 6-3, 6-2; Lakshit Sood (Ind) bt Chandam Shaolin (Ind) 6-3, 6-2; Sumeet Shinde (Ind) bt Waqas Malik (Pak) 6-3, 7-6; Sameer Paranjape (Ind) bt Gurmohit Singh Janjua (Ind) 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (5); Tanchainant Nuttorn (Thai) bt Tanveer Ashiq (Pak) 6-3, 7-5.

Girls singles first round: Asha Mohan (Ind) bt Sindhura Polavarapu (Ind) 6-2, 6-4.

Girls singles second round: Richa Valecha (Ind) bt Ushna Suhail (Pak) 6-3, 6-3; Dipti Shrivastava (Ind) bt Mehak Khokhar (Pak) 6-2, 6-1; Carol Menito (Spain) bt Isha Razdan (Ind) 6-0, 6-0; Inayat Khosla (Ind) bt Susita Das (Ind) 6-4, 6-2.

Tuesday’s fixtures:

Boys’ singles second round: Nasir Mushtaq (Pak) v Ahmed Aslam (Pak); Gugan Verma (Ind) v Sai Kartik (Ind); Heera Ashiq (Pak) v Chandril Sood (Ind); Yasir Khan (Pak) v Mandeep Yadav (Ind); Jugal Marfatia (Ind) v Lakshit Sood (Ind); M. Abid Ali (Pak) v ; Shiva Sangwan (Ind) v Dody Barani (Ind); Sumeet Shinde (Ind) v Sameer Paranjape (Ind).

Girls’ singles second round: Not before 12noon.

Boys’ doubles: Not before 2.00pm.

Girls’ doubles: Not before 3.00pm.