Sports News | Dhamne-led India Beat USA 5-1 for Second Straight Win at IV Rod Laver Junior Challenge

San Diego (USA), Nov 9 (PTI) The junior Indian team, led by talented Manas Dhamne, thrashed host USA 5-1 for its second successive win at the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge, here.

Dhamne, who had made a good impression during the Tata Maharashtra Open, beat Stiles Brockett 6-1 6-2 in the first boys singles and Rushil Khosla followed that up with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Jonah Hill.

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Up 2-0, Asmi Adkar lost the first girls singles 4-6 5-7 to Shivaani Selvan but Sohni Mohanty made it 3-1 in favour of India with her 7-6(1) 6-0 win over Reiley Rhodes.

India later won both the boys doubles and the girls doubles.

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"It was an intense day of competition. The Indian players gave their all. After the matches, our players interacted with College coaches, enjoyed a bar-be-que on the beach, and then rested for another day of intense and highly competitive tennis," India captain Vikram Anand said.

India, who beat Great Britain 4-2 in the first match, next play Italy. PTI

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