Ankita Raina wins ITF title in Jodhpur
It was the second singles title this season for the 27-year-old Ankita Raina, who had won a doubles crown in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Published : Feb 23, 2020 20:50 IST
Top-seeded Ankita Raina sailed past Berfu Cengiz of Turkey 7-5, 6-1 to clinch the singles title in the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Sardar Club, Ratanada, on Sunday. It was the second singles title this season for the 27-year-old, who had won a doubles crown in Nonthaburi, Thailand. It was the 11th career singles title for Ankita on the Tour since her first in 2012.
READ | It was also the third successive victory for Ankita over Berfu, in the last three years in the professional circuit. She did not drop a set in the whole tournament and not more than six games in any of the five singles matches. Ankita had made the doubles final earlier with Snehal Mane, a fellow trainee of coach Hemant Bendrey in Pune.