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National series junior tennis: Sohini Mohanty, Debasis Sahoo emerge champions

Storm Sanders was Australia’s hero after she won the first singles rubber before returning for the deciding doubles match alongside 38-year-old Samantha Stosur.

Sohini Mohanty and Debasis Sahoo, the champions in the National series junior tennis.
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Top seed Sohini Mohanty beat qualifier Diya Ramesh 7-6(4), 6-4 in the girls final of the National series under-18 tennis tournament at the Ace Academy on Saturday.

Except for dropping a set to Nainika Bendram in the semifinals, Sohini was authoritative right through the tournament.

In the boys final, top seed Debasis Sahoo outplayed second seed Vatsal Manikantan 6-1, 6-2.

The results (finals):

Under-18 boys: Debasis Sahoo bt Vatsal Manikantan 6-1, 6-2.

Under-18 girls: Sohini Mohanty bt Diya Ramesh 7-6(4), 6-4.

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