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Bhubaneswar ITF Meet: Koreans Bag All 4 Titles; Girls Shine For India

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Bhubaneswar: Koreans made a clean sweep of all four titles in the ITF Asia 14 & Under Development Championships 2023 (Week 1) at Kalinga Stadium Tennis Complex here.

Indian girls did well, finishing runners-up in both singles and doubles.

India’s Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, top seed in girls’ singles, lost to second-seeded Korean Jiyun Oh 3-6, 1-6 in the final.

Haritha Shree Venkatesh finished third beating Thai girl Natrada Sakulvongtana 6-2, 6-1.

Top-seeded pair of Maaya and Haritha finished second in girls’ doubles after losing 4-6, 1-6 to Koreans Yeri Hong and Jiyun Ho.

Wonmin Kim lifted the boys’ singles crown beating countryman Min Hyuk Cho 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Wonmin then completed a ‘double’ as he teamed up with Min Hyuk Cho Kim to down top-seeded Thai duo Ryu Kotikula & Dharma Pantaratorn 6-3, 6-1 in the boys’ doubles final.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor Sulochana Dash was present as the distinguished guest of the day.

After a day’s break, the second week of the championships will commence on April 10.

OB Bureau

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