Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan made the doubles final in the Challenger tennis tournament in Pune on Friday.
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Alexis Galarneau of Canada edged out the defending champion Valentin Vacherot of Monaco 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) in the quarterfinals of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Friday.
In the semifinals, Galarneau will play Brandon Holt of USA who knocked out the top seed and finalist of the last tournament in Delhi, Billy Harris in three sets.
The other semifinal will be between, Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan and Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic.
The Indian interest was kept alive as top seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth made the doubles final, beating Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock in straight sets.
The Indian pair will play second seeds Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios of Australia in the final on Saturday.
The results:
Singles (quarterfinals): Brandon Holt (USA) bt Billy Harris (GBR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Alexis Galarneau (Can) bt Valentin Vacherot (Mon) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3); Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) bt Ugo Blanchet (Fra) 6-0, 6-2; Dalibor Svrcina (Cze) bt Ilia Simakin 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles (semifinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Niki Poonacha & Courtney Lock (Zim) 7-6(5), 6-4; Blake Bayldon & Matthew Romios (Aus) bt Jay Clarke (GBR) & Jurij Rodionov (Aut) 6-3, 3-6, [10-5].
Published – February 21, 2025 07:21 pm IST
