Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s budding tennis talent Aahan made history in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The youngster, who will turn 13 on April 24, became the first girl from Odisha to win a singles title in an AITA National Series U-16 tournament, tweeted Odisha Sports.
Aahan lifted the trophy after beating Savitha Bhubaneswaran of Tamil Nadu 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Sania Mirza Tennis Academy.
Aahan also featured in the girls’ doubles final, finishing runners-up with Hritika Kaple of Maharashtra.
Aahan became the first girl from #Odisha to win the singles title in an AITA National Series U-16 Tennis Tournament, beating Savitha Bhubaneswaran of Tamil Nadu 6-1,6-3 in the final at Sania Mirza Tennis Academy, Hyderabad.
Congratulations Aahan! 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/FRgEKiPFNh
— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) April 1, 2023
Aahan last month claimed the U-14 singles and doubles crowns in the AITA meet at the same venue.