Mumbai, Dec 15 ( IANS) Hyderabad Strikers overturned an early deficit to put it across Bengaluru Spartans 42-38 for their second victory in the league stage of the Tennis Premier League at the Celebration Club, here on Wednesday.
Late on Tuesday, the Hyderabad outfit had outplayed Rajasthan Panthers 49-31.
It was also Bengaluru’s second defeat, having lost to the Mumbai Leon Army 39-41 earlier.
Pune Jaguars also continued their winning form with a 46-34 victory over Rajasthan Panthers, for whom it the second league stage loss.
Karman Kaur gave Hyderabad Strikers a winning start, scoring over the higher ranked Uzbek Sabina Sharipova 11-9.However, Bengaluru came roaring back through N Sriram Balaji, who served big and volleyed well against Arjun Kadhe, jumping to a 7-0 lead before winning 14-6, to give them a sizeable lead.
It was here that the team strength of Hyderabad came into play, with Vishnu Vardhan joining Karman for a 11-9 win over Jeevan N and Sharipova to cut the lead.With the advantage still with Bengaluru, Hyderabad needed a big win in the deciding men’s doubles and Vishnu and Kadhe did exactly that, both using their big serves and sharp net coverage to advantage, winning 14-6 over Bala and Jeevan to seal the tie.Rutuja was once again in good form for Pune Jaguars, winning the opening singles 11-9 over Rajasthan’s Latvian player Diana Marcinkevica.Saketh Myneni continued the momentum with a 12-8 victory over Aryan Goveas and then they won the mixed doubles and men’s doubles 12-8 and 11-9 respectively for a comfortable victory.
Tennis Premier League: Hyderabad Strikers beat Bengaluru Spartans, Pune Jaguars march on
Pune Jaguars won a convincing 46-34 win over Rajasthan Panthers to continue their winning streak.This was the Panthers’ second loss in league stage.The Hyderabad Strikers got off to a winning start when Karman Kaur defeated Uzbek Sabina Shahripova, who was higher up the rankings.Bengaluru came back strong through N Sriram Balaji who played big and well against Arjun Kadhe.
They jumped to a 7-1 lead, before taking 14-6 to make it a significant lead.
This was where the strength of Hyderabad’s team came into play.
Vishnu Vardhan joined Karman to win 11-9 over Jeevan N.and Sharipova.Hyderabad, still holding Bengaluru’s advantage, needed to win the men’s doubles.Vishnu Vardhan and Kadhe used their sharp net coverage and big serves to their advantage to beat Bala and Jeevan 14-6 to tie the match.
Rutuja, once more in great form for Pune Jaguars won the first singles 11-9 against Rajasthan’s Latvian player Diana Marcinkevica.Saketh Myneni maintained the momentum by winning 12-8 against Aryan Goveas.
The team then won the men’s singles mixed doubles, 12-8, and 11-9 for a comfortable win.
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