Indian sports wrap, September 17: Vijay Amritraj unanimously elected as TNTA President for third term

Here are all the major updates, scores, and results of Indians in the world of sports on September 17.

Vijay Amritraj was unanimously elected as TNTA President for third term. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

TENNIS

Vijay Amritraj unanimously elected as TNTA President for third term

The Indian legend and recent Hall of Fame Inductee Vijay Amritraj, who had taken India to two Davis Cup Finals was unanimously elected for a third three-year term as the President of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) at the Annual General meeting on Monday.

While his first term was affected by covid-19 pandemic, Tamil Nadu tennis saw a resurgence during his second term when the Chennai Open WTA 250 event was conducted in September 2022 and a player support Programme-the Next Level was initiated in January 2024.

The four vice presidents who were also unanimously elected at the meeting were: A.Vellayan, Vijay Sankar, Haresh Ramachandran, Karti P Chidambaram.

B. Venkatasubramaniyam was elected as Honorary Secretary while Dodla Vivekkumar Reddy will continue as Honorary Treasurer. Premkumar Karra was nominated as Joint Secretary from amongst the councilors.

The team of office bearers and councillors which was unanimously elected at the Annual General Meeting of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association on 16 ^th September 2024 for the period of three years 2024 to 2027.

-Team Sportstar

Vansh Nandal beats Mukil Ramanan in AITA pre-quarterfinal

Vansh Nandal beat second seed Mukil Ramanan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rs.100,000 AITA men’s tennis tournament at the Faridabad Academy on Tuesday.

In the quarterfinals, Vansh will play Bhavya Singhmar.

The results (pre-quarterfinals):

Ajay Malik bt Jai Rana 6-2, 6-2; Yuvraj Soni bt D Paglavan 6-4, 7-5; Arnav Yadav bt Jatin Nain 6-3, 6-2; Vilasier Khate bt Subh Negi 7-6(3), 6-2; Sunil Malik bt Mayank Yadav 6-4, 6-3; Krishan Hooda bt Sagar Kumar 6-3, 6-3; Bhavya Singhmar bt Sourav Kumar Yadav 6-3, 6-4; Vansh Nandal bt Mukil Ramanan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Ankita Raina registers win in first round of ITF women’s tournament in Perth

Ankita Raina eased past Miho Kuramochi of Japan 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of the $60,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Perth, Australia, on Tuesday.

In the doubles, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty sailed into the quarterfinals in partnership with Tenika McGiffin of Australia.

The results:

$60,000 ITF women, Perth, Australia

Singles (first round): Ankita Raina bt Miho Kuramochi (Jpn) 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Shrivalli Bhamidipaty & Tenika McGiffin (Aus) bt Destanee Aiava & Petra Hule (Aus) 6-2, 6-2.

$25,000 ITF women, Kyoto, Japan

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Akari Inoue & Honoka Kobayashi (Jpn) bt Ashmitha Easwaramurthi & Kanna Soeda (Jpn) 6-1, 4-6, [10-2].

$25,000 ITF men, Darwin, Australia

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Marin Dumitru & Derin Sen (Aus) bt Suraj Prabodh & Su Yutong (Chn) 6-1, 6-3.

$25,000 ITF Guiyang, China

Singles (first round): Justin Barki (Ina) bt S Mukund 1-6, 6-3, 7-5; Rishab Agarwal bt Wang Quin (Chn) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

$15,000 ITF men, Bali, Indonesia

Singles (first round): Yuvan Nandal bt Toki Adachi(Jpn) 6-1, 6-1; Sidharth Rawat bt Lorenzo Lorusso (Ita) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Andre Ilagan (USA) bt Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 7-5, 6-4.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

GOLF

Vidhatri Urs, fresh from a hat-trick of titles, starts favourite

Vidhatri Urs, fresh from a hat-trick of titles, will start the favourite in the 12th leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour, scheduled to open at the DLF Golf and Country Club on Wednesday.

Quite professional in her maiden season, Vidhatri has won three titles from five starts so far. She was third in her first two events.

Hitaashee Bakshi who leads the Order of Merit, following two titles so far, will be the main challenger. Rain had reduced the 11th leg to 36 holes last week at the Delhi Golf Club. The National Capital Region (NCR) continues to get more rain and thus could pose a serious challenge for the golfers.

Amandeep Drall, Sneha Singh, Vani Kapoor, Gaurika Bishnoi, Neha Tripathi and Shweta Mansingh will be some of the other leading golfers vying for top positions.

A bunch of amateurs led by Mannat Brar and Keerthana Rajeev will also try to capitalise on the tournament.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

PICKLEBALL

Two Indian teams to participate in Pickleball World Cup in Peru

Two Indian teams comprising a total of nine players have been selected to compete in the Pickleball World Cup, which will be organised in Lima (Peru) from October 22-27.

The Indian Pickleball Association said it was invited to send two teams to compete on the global stage.

“At the recently-concluded selection trials in Ahmedabad, organised under the aegis of the IPA and the Gujarat State Pickleball Association (GSPA), nine talented players were selected to represent India,” IPA made the announcement in partnership with Pickleball World Rankings on Tuesday.

The Indian team for Open category will be led by Dhiren Patel and will feature Himansh Mehta, Suraj Desai, Rakshika Ravi and Anshi Sheth. The Seniors 50 plus category will feature Nozer Amalsdiwala, Kiran Salian, Bela Kotwani and Sujay Parekh.

“It is a proud moment for the Indian Pickleball Association to be invited to send two teams to the World Cup. We have full faith in these players and hope they will bring glory to India,” said IPA president Suryaveer Singh Bhullar.

-PTI