Aishwarya topples top seed Sharron to enter last eight

Wild cards Aishwarya Patil Andalkar, Richa Chaugule and Malikaa Marathe created upsets to enter the girls singles quarterfinals of the BVG India -Arun Wakankar ATF Asian Under 14 Series Tennis Tournament today.
In second round action, wild card Aishwarya, granddaughter of former Olympic grappler Ganpat Andalkar, caused a major upset as she toppled top seed Sharron Williams 6-1 6-2.
Another wild card Richa Chaugule, also a local girl, upset third seed Archita Mhalawal 6-4 6-0 while the third wild card Malikaa Marathe - fresh from her triumph at the Ramesh Desai Under 12 nationals in Mumbai - drubbed seventh seed Aarya Patil 6-0 6-0 to enter the last eight.

Second seed Gauri Bhagia, no. 4 Nikhita Simhambhtla, no. 5 Sana Khanna, 6th seed Mubashira Shaikh and no. 8 Tannya Sah also made it to the quarter finals.
In the boys' section unseeded Gaurang Mishra upset fourth seed Arun Venkat Guruswamy of Australia 6-0 6-2 to make it to the quarters.
Top three seeds - Vandit Jaiswal, Vipul Mehta and Vansh Bhagtani - along with no. 6 Siddhant Bhavnani, also advanced into the last eight.
Results: Boys singles (2nd round): 1-Vandit Jaiswal bt Aarav Girish Sane 6-0 6-1; Vikrant Mehta bt Ashitosh Kulkarni Prachet 6-1 6-0; 3-Vansh Bhagtani bt Aditya Katticaren 6-1 6-1; Rudra Kapoor bt Aryan Patel 6-0 6-1; 6-Siddhant Bhavnani bt Vardhan Karkal 6-3 6-2; Gaurang Mishra bt 4-Arun Venkat Guruswamy (Aus) 6-0 6-2; Tejasvi Mehra bt Cyle Cummings 6-2, 6-3; 2-Vipul Mehta bt Adarsh Tippabhatla (USA)6-2 6-3.

Girls singles (2nd round): Aishwarya Patil Andalkar bt 1-Sharron Williams 6-1 6-2; 6-Mubashira Shaikh bt Ila Dadhe 6-1 6-1; Richa Chaugule bt 3-Archita Mhalawal 6-4 6-0; 5-Sana Khanna bt Ishika Agarwal 6-4, 7-6(3); 8-Tannya Sah bt Shanaya Naik 6-2 6-2; 4-Nikhita Simhambhtla bt Hrudaya Shah 6-2 6-0; Marika Marathe bt 7-Aarya Patil 6-0 6-0; 2-Gauri Bhagia bt Meghna Mallath 6-1 6-3.