Sports News | Vaishnavi Wins First ITF Singles Title
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Vaishnavi Adkar clinched her maiden ITF singles title after defeating Denmark's Elena Jamshidi 6-2 6-1 in the W15 Women's Tennis Championship here Saturday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 28 (PTI) Vaishnavi Adkar clinched her maiden ITF singles title after defeating Denmark's Elena Jamshidi 6-2 6-1 in the W15 Women's Tennis Championship here Saturday.
The 20-year-old Pune player won in less than an hour.
The victory marks a significant milestone in Vaishnavi's career, making her the first player from Pune in the last three years to secure a professional women's singles title since Rutuja Bhosale's title triumph.
Vaishnavi had defeated Maaya Rajeshwaran in the quarterfinals and second-seeded Zeel Desai in the semifinals.
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It was a double delight for Vaishnavi as she, partnering Pooja Ingle, also won the women's doubles title.
The pair overcame the Japanese pair of Anri Nagata and Honoka Kobayashi 6-3 2-6 12-10.
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