PANJIM:
It was a treat for tennis fans as the morning session witnessed an intense battle between Werner Fernandes and Yash Chauhan for the U-16 Boys title. Werner Fernandes had the upper hand and emerged victorious over Yash Chauhan with a 4-1, 4-0
score. In a nail-bitingly close battle Darttaraj Naik overpowered Nehal Shaikh (4-0, 3-4, 4-3) to take home the title in the U-12 Boys category.
The evening session commenced with friends and family gathered around the courts to watch Rachith Aiyappa take down Nagesh Naik (4-0, 4-1) in a one-sided victory to reach the finals of the Men’s Singles category. While defending champion Tejas Shevde clashed and beat Neil Tanawala (4-0, 4-0) to progress to the finals in the Men’s Singles category alongside Rachith Aiyappa which will take place today, Sunday 29th January 2017. Neil Tanawala and Vibhu Goyal pared well and triumphed against Noah D’Silva and Kevin Rebelo (4-2, 4-1) to secure their place in Men’s Doubles category.
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias Open 2017 commenced with a total of 133 entries coming in across 10 categories. The tournament is being organized by the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Goa’s first tennis club in partnership with Goa State Tennis Association (GSTA) and Gadre Premium Se
afood.
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias Open 2017 will be an annual fixture on the state’s tennis calendar. Spread over eight days, matches are scheduled between 7am and 10am in the morning and between 4pm and 10pm in the evening. The finals will be held on the 29th of January 2017.
