Ansh ramani

Shree Ram Lawn Tennis Academy: Top seed Aaradhya Meena of Rajasthan and Maharashtra’s Ansh Ramani won their maiden girls’ and boys’ U-14 crowns respectively in the MSLTA-CCI All-India Ranking Tennis Tournament played at the CCI Tennis Courts here on Saturday.

The 13-year-old Aaradhya, who trains under coach Sonu Khan at the Shree Ram Lawn Tennis Academy in Haryana, encountered initial resistance from Karnataka’s 12-year-old third seed Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar. But, she came into her own in the second and won it without conceding a point and charged to a straight-set 6-4, 6-0 victory without much ado.

On the adjacent court, seventh seed Ansh, 13, was locked in an absorbing long contest for supremacy with Karnataka’s ninth-seed Madhav Dadhich, also 13, in the sweltering heat. The Mumbai-based Ansh managed to stay focused and won a thrilling three-setter at 6-3, 2-6, and 6-2.