Day Four

Shaunak and Prajeet play their first match of the tournament against Nagesh/Supriya who are already high on confidence after winning their first encounter. And the two teams entertained the crowd with display of some really powerful shots. With Nagesh and Shaunak providing some big fast serves and Prajeet providing smashing backhand shots, Supriya was not to be left behind for her cheeky shots and drop shots. The game seemed to be equally poised, when Shaunak/Prajeet broke Supriya’s serve to take a lead.This lead was short lived when Nagesh/Supriya broke the very next serve of Prajeet to push the score to 3 – 3. With game eaqually poised till 5 – 5, Nagesh/Supriya again took a lead first by breaking and then holding on to their serve and taking the score to 7-5. Shaunak and Prajeet fought back to hold on their serve. Life was not so easy for Nagesh while serving for the match as the game witnessed a series of deuce when finally Nagesh and Supriya crossed the winning line after facing a stiff competition from Shaunak and Prajeet and becoming the first team to ensure the semi final berth in the HunFord Open.

The second match saw Tanmay and Lopa playing their second match with Sachin and Shardul. Where Tanmay and Lopa wanted to continue their winning streak, Sachin and Shardul were playing to keep their semi final dreams alive after losing their first match. The teams held on to their serve to game the game alive at 2-2, when suddenly Tanmay started building pressure on Sachin who committed some unforced errors by hitting shots out. Shardul was instrumental in getting some points for their team by hitting some good winners while Lopa also produced some unexpected winners. Finally Tanmay and Lopa crossed the winning line by winning the match 6-3.

Final Scores :
Supriya / Nagesh bt Shaunak / Prajeet : 8 – 6
Lopa / Tanmay bt Sachin / Shardul : 6 – 3

Story and Photos by Ajeet, Vinit and Mani.