: Local lad Prithvi Sekhar beat Shashank Macherla Theertha of Telangana 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the men's singles semifinal of the Sri Arvindar & Co AITA ranking tennis tournament at MPTA @KTC-OMR here.
Meanwhile, top-seed Dhakshineswar Suresh was taken to three sets by Gokul Suresh before winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 for a spot in the last four.
Faisal Qamar and Siddharth Arya also won their quarterfinals, albeit in contrasting fashions.
Results: Singles (Quarterfinals): Dhakshineswar Suresh beat Gokul Suresh 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Faisal Qamar beat Fahad Mohammed 6-1, 6-2; Siddharth Arya beat Armaan Bhatia 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(5); Prithvi Sekhar beat Shashank Macherla Theertha 6 -1, 6-3.
Round of 16: Dhakshineswar Suresh beat Krithik M S 6- 2, 6-2; Gokul Suresh beat Kaivalya Kalamse 6-4, 6-2; Faisal Qamar beat Rohit V 6-1, 6-2; Fahad Mohammad beat Rudra Kapoor 6-4,6-0; Siddharth Arya beat Ominder Baisoya 7-5, 6-4; Armaan Bhatia beat Dheeraj Kondancha 7-6(1), 7-5; Shashank Macherla Theertha beat Rithwik R 6-4, 6-3; Prithvi Sekhar beat Deepak Senthil 6-3, 6-4.
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