J&K’s Prinkle topples top seed Sai Dedeepya

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, June 12:  In a major upset, top seeded Hyderabad girl Y Sai Dedeepya failed sustain the second set comeback and lost 5-7, 7-5, 4-6 to sixth seeded Prinkle Singh in the quarterfinals of the Asian Ranking Under-14 Junior girls tournament at CLTA Chandigarh, today.    However, her second seeded city-mate, Ameneni Shivani entered the semifinals with a straight sets win over eighth seed Ishwari Matere.
Results-Singles quarterfinals: Mahak Jain (4) bt Shrivalli Rashmikaa (AP) 6-3, 6-1; Prinkle Singh (6) bt Sai Dedeepya (1-AP); 7-5, 5-7, 6-4; Prakruti Bhanwani (5) bt R Jadhav (3) 6-3, 6-0; Ameneni Shivani (2 AP) bt Ishwari Matere (8) 7-5, 6-3.    Doubles: Mahak Jain/Sai Dedeepya (1) bt Ishwari Matere/Aisha Patel 6-1, 6-1;  Shrivalli Rashmikaa/Panyabhalla bt Ashpreet Kaur/Tanisha Bansal/Riya 6-2, 6-1; Sravya Shivani C (AP)/Sharanya Shetty bt Nikita Devi/Princy Panchal 6-0, 6-2; Prinkle Singh/Ameneni Shivani (AP 2) bt Khusbeen Kaur/Raha Manghat 6-1, 6-2.