The Indian crew of Tavish Pahwa, Hruthik Katakam and Fazal Ali Meer certified for the WJT Asia-Oceania under-14 tennis match from the pre-qualifying occasion performed in Colombo.
India defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 within the ultimate on Saturday. Both the groups certified for the subsequent stage, from amongst 21 groups that competed within the boys occasion.
Indonesia and Nepal certified from the ladies occasion. India was already assured of its berth within the Asia-Oceania occasion within the women part, and thus didn’t should undergo the qualifying occasion that featured 14 groups.
Indian boys, guided by coach Irfan Ahmed because the captain, beat Guam and Nepal 3-0 every within the group stage. In the knock-out stage, India had a bye within the first spherical, and beat Syria 3-0 within the semifinals, earlier than downing Sri Lanka.
Source: www.thehindu.com
