Soha bags fourth title of the season at AITA women’s tennis event – Sports,Tennis

Bengaluru, Oct 9 : Soha Sadiq came back from a set down to beat Akanksha Nitture of Maharashtra in the final as she bagged her third singles crown of the season at the AITA womens tennis tournament played under the aegis of KSLTA here on Saturday.

The top seed from Karnataka beat Akanksha 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to end the tournament with a fine double.

Overall, this was Sohas fourth title of the season as she and Akanksha had won the doubles crown on Friday.After heavy rains had delayed the start of the final by more than two hours, the 23-year-old Soha dominated the proceedings from the start and was soon 4-1 up.However, she lost the momentum which was quickly grabbed by her opponent as third seed Akanksha went on to win five games on the trot to take the first set, according to information reaching here.The second set saw both the rivals fight hard for each point until the sixth game with the scores being level.

It was then that Soha stepped up on the gas and closed out the set at 6-3.Soha, after a 2-1 lead, broke Akankshas serve in the fourth game of the decider which saw both of them reach deuce five times before the latter succumbed.There was no stopping Soha from that point as she just marched away with the set and the match.

"I am happy to win my third singles title of the season.I didnt expect it to be a three-setter but luckily I found my rhythm when I needed it most," Soha, who has just graduated in Commerce from Mount Carmels College, was quoted as saying by the KSLTA in a release.

Results (Seedings in pre-fix, States in brackets)Womens Singles (Final): 1-Soha Sadiq (KAR) bt 3-Akanksha Nitture (MAH) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 #Soha #bags #fourth #title #season #AITA #womens #tennis.