Top seed and national champion Prerna defeated Akansha Bhan 6-3 6-2 while Rishika got the better of Amrita Mukherjee 6-2 6-3 in her first round contest of the USD 5000 event.
Prerna will next take on Sai Samhitha Chamarthi, who knocked out qualifier Nithyaraj Baburaj 6-3 6-0.
Rishika is now up against Lalita Devarakonda, who defeated Aarja Chakraborty 6-3 6-3.
Also moving to the quarterfinals were third seed Eetee Maheta, wild card Harsha Sai Challa, Jenifer Luikham and fourth seed Sowjanya Bavisetti.
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