AITA women’s ranking tennis tournament: Gargi Pawar beats third seed Kiran Kalkal in pre-quarterfinals

Gargi Pawar defeated third seed Kiran Kalkal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rs 100,000 AITA women’s ranking tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy in Jhajjar on Tuesday.

Gargi Pawar defeated third seed Kiran Kalkal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rs 100,000 AITA women’s ranking tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy in Jhajjar on Tuesday. (Representative Image)

Gargi Pawar defeated third seed Kiran Kalkal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rs 100,000 AITA women’s ranking tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy in Jhajjar on Tuesday.

In the quarterfinals, Gargi will play Ritu Rai who beat eighth seed Sanika Kambli in three sets.  

The results (pre-quarterfinals): Himaanshika Singh bt Niharika Deshmukh 6-2, 6-1; Bala Gayathri Snigdha bt Somya Arya 6-1, 6-1; Himadri Kashyap bt Ritu Ohlyan 6-2, 6-0; Ishwari Matere bt Shambhavi Rawat 6-1, 6-0; Ritu Rai bt Sanika Devidas Kambli 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Gargi Pawar bt Kiran Kalkal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Apeksha Solanki bt Sachi Patwardhan 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Anjali Rathi bt Anahat Pannu 6-1, 6-2.