Nidhi Chilumula of India breezed past Japan’s Sanae Ohta 6-3, 6-2 in the second round singles match of the Sreenidhi ITF $10,000 Women’s Tennis Tournament at Sreenidhi International School campus, Near A P Police Academy, Vikarabad Road, on Wednesday.
Meanwhile top seed Rishika Sunkara downed Sowjanya Bavisetti 6-3, 6-1 while second seed Prerna Bhambri ousted Eetee Mahea 6-2, 6-2 in the other matches played on the day. There was upsets of sorts when Portugal’s Barbara Luz put out eighth seed Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-2 in another match.
Thailands’ Varunya Womgteanchi whipped past India’s Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-1, 6-2.
Results: Singles 2nd round: Prarthana G Thombare (IND) (7) bt Anushka Bhargava (IND) 6-1, 6-0; Bhuvana Kalva (IND) bt Michaela Frlicka (GER) 6-3, 6-4; Ankita Raina (IND) (3) bt Napatsakorn Sankaew (THA) 6-2, 6-1; Rishika Sunkara (IND) (1) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND) 6-3, 6-1; Barbara Luz (POR) bt Shweta Rana (IND) (8) 6-3, 6-2; Varunya Womgteanchai (THA) bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi (IND) 6-1, 6-2; Prerna Bhambri (IND) (2) bt Eetee Maheta (IND) 6-2, 6-2; Nidhi
Chilumula (IND) (5) bt Sanae Ohta (JPN) 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles (2nd round): Michaela Frlicka (GER) (3)/Tereza Malikova (CZE) bt Anushka Bhargava (IND)/Sharon Sanchana Paul (IND) 6-4, 6-2; Sanae Ohta (JPN)/Ho Ching Wu (HKG) bt Ankita Raina (IND)
(2)/Napatsakorn Sankaew (THA) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7; Sharmada Balu (IND)/Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND) (4) bt Natasha Palha (IND)/Prarthana G. Thombare (IND) 7-5, 7-6 (2).