Ankita defeats Barfu in ITF Women’s tournament

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Ankita defeats Barfu in ITF Women’s tournament

Thursday, 21 November 2019 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

India's ranking number one tennis player Ankita Raina outperformed Turkish player Barfu Sengiz 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets while performing well in the 25,000-dollar ITF Women's tournament being played at Arera Club in the capital Bhopal.

Won by giving. Ankita Raina performed the best in the attractive and kashmirk competition played on Wednesday. Ankita Raina, who came on the net in the 19th game, volleyed for the first time to win the match point. In the second point, Ankita Raina registered a stunning victory by hitting the backhand cross court.

A large number of spectators were present to witness this thrilling match played at court number one of Arera Club. Similarly, in the singles match played at court number two, Saujanya Bavisetti of India defeated India's Jennifer Lucham 7-5, 6-3. India's Mihika Yadav defeated Rasiya's Maria Timofeva 6 (4) -7, 7-6 (3), 6-3. All the Yadavs of India had to face defeat today. He was defeated 6-3, 6–1 by Mana Kwamura of Japan.

In other singles matches played on Wednesday, the tournament's top seed China's Lu Jia Jing defeated Israel's Blada Ketik 6-4, 6-4 to enter the next round. Melanie Clafner of Austria beat Rituja Bhonsle of India 6-3, 6-3, Bulgaria's Gergana Topalova of Great Britain's Imile Smith Bewale 6-2, 6-3, Japan's Chihiro Muramatsu of Great Britain's Freya Christie Defeated 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Thailand's Punnin Kovapituktudt defeated Nudnida Lungnam of her own country 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 and Kerin Kennel of Switzerland defeated Petia Arshynkova of Bulgaria 6-1, 6-3.

In the doubles matches played under the tournament, the pair of Sweden's Karin Kennel and Croatia's Sylvia defeated India's Saujanya Bavisetti and China's Dane Nie Wang 6-1, 6-2 and Latavania's Diana Marsikivica and Ukraine's Valeria Strakhowa The pair beat Japanese pair of Mana Kwamura and Fana Kouzaki 1-6, 6-3, 10-8.

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