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Vishnuvardhan wins Junior National Tennis

May 17, 2003 22:45 IST

Local boy K Vishnuvardhan defeated third seed Aditya Madkekar of Maharashtra 6-2, 6-2 to clinch the Junior National Tennis title at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, on Saturday.

Poonam Reddy (Andhra Pradesh) beat Meghana 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to win the girls' crown.

Sania Mirza figured in the winning combination of girls doubles and mixed doubles.

Sania paired with Poonam Reddy to defeat K Pooja and Urmila Ram 6-0, 6-1 and then trounced K Pooja and Anshuman Datta 6-2, 6-2 in the mixed doubles in the company of P Vikas.

In the boy's doubles, Rupesh Roy and Anshuman Datta beat Siddarth Gulati and Jitin Bishnoi 6-2, 6-2.

Results (all finals):

Boy's singles: K Vishnu Vardhan (AP) bt Aditya Madkekar (Mah) 6-2, 6-2.

Boy's doubles: Rupesh Roy and Anshuman Datta bt Siddarth Gulati and Jitin Bishnoi 6-2, 6-2.

Girl's singles: Poonam Reddy (AP) bt Meghna (AP) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Girl's doubles: Sania Mirza and Poonam Reddy bt K Pooja and Urmila Ram 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed doubles: Sania Mirza and P Vikas bt K Pooja and Anshuman Datta 6-2 6-2.

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