Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championship/6th day

Second seed pair of Ronit Singh Bisht and Sai Kartik Nakireddi of India put up a spirited show but lost in the final of the boys’ doubles section to top seed Chinese pair of Xin Gao and Bowen Ouyang 6-7 (6), 3-6 on the penultimate day of the Asian Junior Tennis Championships at the RK Khanna Tennis Complex on Saturday.


In the girls doubles final, Japanese sixth seeds Eri Hozumi and Riko Sawayanagi upset top seeds Ran Tian and Lin Zhu of China to claim the title in straight sets at 7-5, 6-4.

Earlier, sixth seed Indian Vaidik Munshaw’s campaign came to an end in the semi-final of the boys’ singles with a straight sets defeat to second seed Bowen Ouyang of China 5-7, 4-6.

In the other semi-final, boys’ top seed Chuhan Wang, also of China, sailed into the final of the competition with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Thailand’s Warit Sornbutnark (No. 8). The victory meant the boys’ singles final will be an all-Chinese affair and between the top two seeds in the tournament.

There was more disappointment for India in the girls’ singles semi-final with seventh seed Rishika Sunkara going down to her ninth seeded opponent, Miho Kowase of Japan 3-6, 3-6. Kowase will now take on second seed Ran Tian of China in the final of the girls’ event.

Listed below and attached are the completed results of the doubles final matches and girls’ and boys’ singles semi-final matches.

Boys doubles final:

Xin Gao/Bowen Ouyang (CHN) beat Ronit Bisht/Sai Kartik Nakireddi (IND) [2] 7-6 (6), 6-3
Girls doubles final:

Eri Hozumi/Riko Sawayanagi (JPN) [6] beat Ran Tian/Lin Zhu (CHN) [1] 7-5, 6-4

Boys’ Singles semi-final results:
2 Seed - Bowen Ouyang [CHN] beat Vaidik Munshaw [IND] 7-5, 6-4
1 Seed - Chuhan Wang [CHN] beat 8 Seed - Warit Sornbutnark [THA] 6-4, 6-4

Girls’ Singles semi-final results:

9 Seed - Miho Kowase [JPN] beat 7 Seed - Rishika Sunkara [IND] 6-3, 6-3
2 Seed - Ran Tian [CHN] beat 5 Seed – Lin Zhu [CHN] 6-3, 6- 2