Reasi District Lawn Tennis Open C’ship concludes

Winner receiving memento from dignitaries during prize distribution ceremony.
Winner receiving memento from dignitaries during prize distribution ceremony.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
REASI, Mar 12: The first-ever Reasi District Lawn Tennis Open Championship concluded today at the Lawn Tennis Complex in Shrine Board’s Sports Complex, Katra, with a series of thrilling matches across multiple categories. The tournament was officially launched by Ashok Kumar, Senior Vice President of the J&K Lawn Tennis Association and former Director of Sports at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB).
The Men’s Under-40 category saw Pratham Arora defeat Sanjan Kumar by 6-2 in the quarterfinals, while Saksham Amla triumphed over Saurya Veer by 6-3.
In the semifinals, Hardeep Singh dominated Mihit Saxena by 6-2 and Pratham Arora advanced by walkover. The final of the Men’s Under-40 singles was claimed by Hardeep Singh, who defeated Pratham Arora by 6-2, 6-3.
In the Men’s Doubles final, the pair of Sanjay Kotwal and Arun Baru defeated Nishant Sharma and Rinka Kapoor with a score of 8-5. Meanwhile, the Men’s Singles Above 40 category saw Sanjay Kotwal beat Nishant Sharma by 6-4 and Arun Baru edge past Rinka Kapoor by 6-5, 7-5 in a tightly contested semifinal. Kotwal went on to win the final against Arun Baru 8-4.
The Women’s singles final was won by Palvi Parihar, who triumphed over Vinamrata with a score of 4-3, 7-3. Dhruv Gupta, Director of Sports at SMVDSB Katra, presented prizes to the winners and participants, marking the successful conclusion of the event.