{"id":101916,"date":"2025-04-08T19:43:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=101916"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:13:40","slug":"urvi-pralay-shine-sanjay-david-reach-final-in-55-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=101916","title":{"rendered":"Urvi, Pralay Shine; Sanjay-David Reach Final in 55+ Doubles\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Goa Khabar : Urvi Panandiker put on a commanding performance in the girls under-14 quarter-finals at the ongoing Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Tennis Open 2025, defeating Sofia Sanchez Buhariwala\u00a0 6-2 to seal her place in the semis of the state-ranking tournament. Earlier in the same category, Ammiel Fernandes beat Naimah Sharma 6-3, Tvisha Sardesai and Sofia Sanchez dispatched their respective opponents Mia Seqeira and Aashi Munshi 6-0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the masters 45+ men\u2019s singles quarter-finals, Pralay Bakshi edged out Rohan Lotlikar in a tight contest 7-5, while Manoj Pandey advanced with a 6-3 win over Navin Cardoz. In the pre-quarters, Caetano Fernandes defeated Naveen Daivajna 6-1. Dmitry Smirnov defeated James Darbar\u00a0 6-1 in the quarter finals of the same category.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the 55+ men\u2019s doubles semi-finals, Sanjay Shinde and David Mendonsa made a statement with a ruthless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Suresh T. and Unnikrishnan A.S. to enter the finals of the category.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the ongoing men\u2019s singles first-round matches, Anurag Agarwal dominated Rahul Agarwal 6-0, Kedar Tari beat Rajaram Paiginkar 6-2, Shreyas Patil toppled Pralay Bakshi 6-2 and Nikunj Gupta breezed past Aymer Fernandes 6-2. Other winners included Tanay Amonkar (6-0 vs. Adianta Devaraya), Sujit Sahoo (6-1 vs. KS Sunil), Navin Cardoz (6-2 vs. Sandesh Satardekar), Neenad Desai (6-2 vs. Amulya Sethi) and Ganesh Vernekar (6-0 vs. Dhiraj Phadte). Rugved Bandekar edged K.S. Anil 6-4, Bidwan Sekhar won 6-2 over Saurabh Khanna and Sanjay Varak overcame Sarvesh Bhobe 7-5 in a tight finish.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the boys under-14 pre-quarterfinals, Kyan Mavany defeated Arsh Sardesai 6-1, Adianta Devaraya blanked Rafael Shankar 6-0 and Alec Barreto shut out Cesar Costa 6-0. Earlier, Arsh Sardesai had beaten Adam Godinho 6-1, Timofei Polosin edged Vihaan Krishnan 6-4 and Aymer Fernandes defeated Satya Stewart 6-2. Zubinn Negi and Cesar Costa, Ethan Ataide, Rafael Shankar and Vidaal De Menezes also progressed with strong wins.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the ladies doubles, Junette Rodrigues and Kimberly Cabral blanked Mia Sequeira and Samara Sequeira 6-0, while in the singles, Devyani Desai beat Krislyn Dias 6-3. Avni Lotlikar received a walkover against Tomoyo Fujita to move ahead.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the 55+ men\u2019s singles quarter-final, Noel Noronha beat Santosh Fondekar 6-2 to progress to semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The tournament, which honours Goa\u2019s first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar, continues at Panjim Gymkhana till April 13, with a record 266 entries vying for top honours across categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar : Urvi Panandiker put on a commanding performance in the girls under-14 quarter-finals at the ongoing Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Tennis Open 2025, defeating Sofia Sanchez Buhariwala\u00a0 6-2 to seal her place in the semis of the state-ranking tournament. 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