Preethi, Nupur enter quarter finals

Sixth-seed Nupur Kaul of Maharashtra beat state rival Madhuri Patere in straight sets to book a place in the singles quarter-finals on day three of the Rs 1.5-lakh Khar Gymkhana All India ranking women's tennis tournament here today.
Nupur recorded a facile 6-2 6-4 in the second round match after staving off a determined fightback from her rival in the second set to enter the last eight.
Nupur next runs into Haryana's Himani Mor, who overcame the stiff challenge of Karnataka's Abilasha Vishwanath 6-1 6-4, for a place in the semis. Abilasha had ousted third seed Aryali Chavan in the first round.

Top seed Preethi Ujjini of Karnataka easily disposed off Haryana's Shrishti Dhanda, who had made it to the main draw as a lucky loser, to join Nupur in the quarter finals. She won the one-sided match 6-3 6-0.
Preeti now meets Maharashtra's Pareen Shivekar in the semis. The latter crushed state rival Supriya Zende, a lucky loser, 6-1 6-0 inside an hour.
Pareen was at her attacking best from the start and maintained that momentum throughout the match.