July to September 2018 Edition : 9

Dear Friends

The rainy season is always a dull period for tennis; and with many of the

regions having good rains, tennis activities are always hampered during

those few months. Yet, the spirit of tennis players wasn’t dampened.

About 10 tennis tournaments of various levels, conducted for the Junior

tennis leagues in Pune and Mumbai, were the highlight of the quarter

Solapur took the cake, region-wise, hosting the maximum

tournaments and camps, taking advantage of the climatic conditions

The period also gave a brief respite to our young tennis stars, who took

time off to energize themselves for the coming season.

The period also marked the elections of the MSLTA Executive Committee for the period of 4. Bharat Oza

(Mumbai) and Sunder Iyer (Pune) were unanimously re-elected as the President and the Hon. Secretary General

respectively, of the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association for the term 2018-2022.

Former President of MSLTA, Sharad Kannamwar has been elected as the Life President of the Association. Rajeev

Deshpande of Nasik and Sudhir Bhiwapurkar of Nagpur have been re-elected as the joint secretary and Treasurer

of the Association respectively.

In the elections held for the Post of Vice Presidents, Mr. Prashant Sutar, Mr. Vishwas Lokare, Mr. Kishor Patil (All

Pune), Justice Arvind Sawant, Mr. Pradeep Joshi, (All Mumbai) and Dr. Dileep Rane (New Mumbai) were elected

with an overwhelming majority. Mr. Abhishek Tamhane (Pune), Mr. Sheetal Bhosale (Kolhapur), Mr. Milind

Deshpande (Parbhani), Mr. Shivam Mor (Yewatmal), Mr. Ali Panjwani (Nanded), Mr. Rajiv Desai (Solapur), Mr.

Rajesh Belani, Ms. Varsha Swamy (All Mumbai) were elected as the new council members of the MSLTA.

The same was ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the MSLTA which was held in Mumbai. As we have set

new targets for the MSLTA Council and will be focusing on making the association stronger. We are happy with

the progress we have made by conducting highest number of tournaments of various levels in India. Our tennis

players are bringing laurels to the State and excelling at the national and international levels. Now, we will ensure

that the sport of tennis is taken to the smaller towns and made affordable.

As we get ready for a hectic international season ahead, Maharashtra will be the only state in India to host WTA,

ATP Challengers and 4 back-to-back $ 25000 ITF Women's events, coupled by HCL Asian Junior Championships,

MV Deo Memorial Gadre Cup ITF Grade 3 event, Yonex Sunrise Junior nationals and other regular events! We

would like to ask you for your blessings and good wishes and hope we justify the faith imposed on us by all stake-

holders.

Jai Hind Jai Maharashtra.

Sundar Iyer

Bharat Oza (Mumbai) and Sunder Iyer (Pune) have been unanimously re-elected as the President and the Hon. Secretary

General respectively, of the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association for the term 2018-2022, while former President of

MSLTA, Sharad Kannamwar has been elected as the Life President of the Association. Rajeev Deshpande of Nasik and

Sudhir Bhiwapurkar of Nagpur have been re-elected as the joint secretary and Treasurer of the Association respectively.

In the elections held for the Post of Vice Presidents, Mr. Prashant Sutar, Mr. Vishwas Lokare, Mr. Kishor Patil (All Pune),

Justice Arvind Sawant, Mr. Pradeep Joshi, (All Mumbai), and Dr. Dileep Rane (New Mumbai) were elected with an over-

whelming majority. Mr. Abhishek Tamhane (Pune), Mr. Sheetal Bhosale (Kolhapur), Mr. Milind Deshpande (Parbhani),

Mr. Shivam Mor (Yewatmal), Mr. Ali Panjwani (Nanded), Mr. Rajiv Desai (Solapur), Mr. Rajesh Belani, Ms. Varsha

Swamy (All Mumbai) were elected as the new council members of the MSLTA.

The results of the elections of the quadrennial elections were announced by the Election Officers Khusrow Shroff and

Nikhil Sampat and presided by Senior Advocate of the High Court, Adv. Mohan Khatavkar at the AGM of the MSLTA

held in Mumbai.

“We hope that our new managing committee which represents all the regions of Maharashtra, will take the game forward in

their respective areas and help create new champions and take the sport of tennis to new level”, said Mr. Bharat Oza,

President of MSLTA.

"We will try and make the association stronger. We are happy with the progress of tennis and are already conducting the

highest number of tournaments in India, and our tennis players are bringing laurels to the state and excelling at the national

and international levels; we will now ensure that tennis is taken to the smaller towns and made affordable for all," said Mr.

Sunder Iyer, who is also an executive Committee member of AITA and the Maharashtra Olympic Association.

Following is the New Managing Committee for the year 2018-2022: Life Presidents: Mr. Ghanshyam Patel (Mumbai), Mr. Sharad Kannamwar (Mumbai).

Life Vice Presidents: Mr. Anand Tulpule (Pune), Mr. Mohan Varde (Mumbai).

President : Mr. Bharat Oza (Mumbai).

Hon. Secretary: Mr. Sunder Iyer (Pune).

Jt. Secretary: Mr. Rajeev Deshpande (Nashik),

Treasurer: Mr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar (Nagpur).

Vice Presidents: Justice Mr. Arvind Sawant (Mumbai), Mr. Pradeep Joshi (Mumbai),Dr. Dileep Rane

(New Mumbai), Mr. Kishor Patil (Pune), Mr. Vishwas Lokare (Pune), Mr. Prashant Sutar (Pune).

Councilors: Mr. Abhishek Tamhane (Pune), Mr. Sheetal Bhosale (Kolhapur), Mr. Milind Deshpande (Parbhani), Mr.

Shivam Mor (Yewatmal), Mr. Ali Panjwani (Nanded), Mr. Rajesh Belani (Mumbai),

Mrs. Varsha Swamy (Mumbai), Mr. Rajeev Desai (Solapur).

Bharat Oza, Sunder Iyer, re-elected President, General Secretary of MSLTA

Kannamwar nominated Life President, Deshpande, Bhiwapurkar reelected

Jt. Secretary, Treasurer

Bharat Oza Sharad Kannamwar Sunder Iyer Sudhir Bhiwapurkar Rajeev Deshpande

Go Sportz Raging lifts third edition of the MUMBAI OPEN Junior

Tennis League

Go Sportz Raging Bulls scored a close 35-30 win over Prime Sports Rising Eagles to lift the third edition of the

MSLTA -Mumbai Open Junior Tennis League organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA)

and played at Dr.G.A. Ranade Tennis Centre in Mumbai.

Winner and runner up team got trophy. The Prizes were given away by Sharad Kannamwar, Life President of

MSLTA. Tournament Director Manoj Vaidya and Tournament Supervisor Payal Jain were present on the occasion

Results: Finals:

Go Sportz Raging Bulls bt Prime Sports Rising Eagles 35-30

(Singles: Girls under 10: Rajitha Rajesh lost to Arya Borkar 3-4;

Boys under 10: Aryaveer Krishnakumar lost to Shaurya Kumar 1-4;

Girls under 12: Alisha Deogaonkar bt Sophia Dsouza 6-0;

Boys under 12: Hrishikesh Iyer bt Keshav Nahata 6-3;

Girls under 14: Raissa Dadhich lost to Kyra Shetty 1-6;

Boys under 14: Yashmit Chawla bt Yohaan Chokhany 6-4;

Mixed under 12: Bala Vir Singh / Anwesa Das bt Serena Rodricks / Pradyumna Singh Tomar 6-5(4);

Doubles under 14: Rishab Koushik / Jeevan Nadar bt Heramb Mishra / Adhiraaj Ahuja 6-4).

Other Prizes: Most improved player- Arya Borkar

Best Male player of JTL - Hrishikesh Iyer

Best Female player of JTL- Harshita Bangera

Best Male player of JTL :

Hrishikesh Iyer

Most improved player: Arya

Borkar

TECPSL Speeding Cheetahs emerge champions at BVG India PMDTA Junior Tennis League

TECPSL Speeding Cheetahs registered a 47-31 win over PESB Roaring Lions to win the fourth edition of the

BVG PMDTA Junior Tennis League organized by PMDTA which concluded at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana Ten-

nis Courts here.

The winner team TECPSL Speeding Cheetahs were awarded a trophy and Rs. 40,000/-, while runner up PESB

Roaring Lions received trophy and Rs.25,000/-. The prizes were given away by PMDTA Vice President Mr.

Prashant Sutar, Treasurer Mr. Kaustubh Shah, Hon. Secretary Mr Abhishek Tamhane and Jt. Secretary of the

PMDTA, Mr.Jayant Kadhe.

In the All Maharashtra Finals, to be played in Mumbai, the winner of the Pune leg TECPSL Speeding Cheetahs

will take on Go Sports Raging Bulls for the trophy.

Results: Final Round: TECPSL Speeding Cheetahs bt PESB Roaring Lions 47-31 (Singles: Girls under 10: Devanshree Prab-

hudesai bt Kavya Deshmukh 4-0; Boys under 10: Archit Dhoot bt Aman Shah 4-2; Girls under 12: Aditi Lakhe

lost to Asmi Adkar 1-6; Boys under 12: Parth Deorukhkar bt Ananmay Upadhay 6-3; Girls under 14: Vaishnavi

Adkar bt Sonal Patil 6-0; Boys under 14: Sudhanshu Sawant lost to Ishaan Godhbharle 3-6;

Girls under 16: Sneha Ranade bt Aarya Patil 6-4; Boys under 16: Yashraj Dalvi bt Athrava Amrule 6-2; Mixed

Doubles: Shlok Gandhi/Shravani Khawale lost to Ruma Gaikaiwaree/Aaryan Sutar 5-6(2);

Mixed Doubles: Yashraj Dalvi/Sneha Ranade bt Aarya Patil/Atharva Amrule 6-2).

Other prizes:

Best players from each category Boys U-10 : Arnav Paparkar : Rising Eagles

Girls U-10 : Siya Prasade : Striking Jaguars

Boys U-12 : Amod Sabnis : Striking Jaguars

Girls U-12 : Asmi Adkar : Roaring Lions

Boys U-14 : Arjun Gohad : Raging Bulls

Girls U-14 : Madhurima Sawant : Striking Jaguars

Boys U-16 : Yashraj Dalvi : Speeding Cheetahs

Girls U-16 : Hrudaya Shah : Raging Bulls

Each player was given a cash prize of Rs. 3,000/- each

Bondre , Parab lift title at MSLTA - Yonex Sunrise Practennis

Academy All India Ranking Super Series Under 16

Mohit Bondre and Swarda Parab lifted the boys and the girls titles at MSLTA - Yonex Sunrise Practennis Academy All

India Ranking Super Series Under 16 played at Practennis Academy, Mumbai

The winner and runner-up get trophy and certificates. The prizes were given away by Mr. Sharad Kannamwar, Life

President, MSLTA, Mr. Ramarao, Tournament Director, AITA Supervisor Mrs. Vaishali Shekatkar.

Results: Boys Under 16: Mohit Bondre bt Aditya Balsekar 6-2, 6-2

Girls U 16: Swarda Parab bt Vaishnavi Adkar 6-0, 6-3

Boys Doubles U 16: Arjun Kundu / Heerak Vora bt Sarvesh Birmane / Arjun Gohad 6-4, 6-0

Girls Doubles U 16: Vaishnavi Adkar / Hrudaya Shah bt Rutuja Chaphalkar / Sudipta Kumar 6-0, 7-5(10-2)

Gohad, Bhumika claim titles at

MSLTA – YONEX SUNRISE Prac-

tennis Academy All India

Ranking Super Series Under 14

Tennis Tournament 2018

Arjun Gohad and Tripathi Bhumika lift titles at

MSLTA – YONEX SUNRISE Practennis Acad-

emy All India Ranking Super Series Under 14

Tennis Tournament 2018 played at Practennis

Academy, Mumbai

The winner and runner-up get trophy and certifi-

cates. The prizes were given away at the hands

of Mr. D.S. Rama Rao, Tournament Director,

AITA Supervisor Mrs. Vaishali Shekatkar.

Results: Boys U 14: Arjun Gohad bt Saheb Sodhi 6-2, 6-1

Girls U14: Tripathi Bhumika bt Bote Kashish 6-0, 6-1

Boys Doubles U14: Vaada Siddharth Reddy / Sodhi Saheb G bt Athreya Dhananjay / Warik Cahir Sameer 2-6, 6-4 (11-

9)

Girls Doubles U14: Tripathi Bhumika/Mandavkar Harshali bt Gaikaiwari Ruma / Khawale Shravani 6-4, 6-4

4

Deshpande, Patil claim title at MSLTA

Yonex Sunrise SDLTA All India Ranking

Championship Series under 12 tennis

tournament 2018. played at SDLTA,

Solapur

The winner and runner-up get trophy and certifi-

cates. The prizes were given away at the hands of

Mr. Rajiv Desai, Tournament Director and MSLTA

Supervisor Mr. Neville

Pithawalla

Results: Boys U 12: Chinar Deshpande bt Karan Rawat 4-6,6-1,6-3.

Girls U12: Prapti Patil bt Nainika Reddy 6-4,6-4.

Shaikh, Chavan lift title MSLTA – YO-

NEX SUNRISE Practennis Academy All

India Ranking Championship Series (7)

Under 14 Tennis Tournament 2018

played at Practennis Academy, Mum-

bai

The winner and runner-up get trophy and certifi-

cates. The prizes were given away by Mr. Ajay

Talwar Managing Director of Cottage Gardens,

Mr. D.S. Rama Rao, Tournament Director,

AITA Supervisor Mrs. Sonal Vaidya

Results: Boys U14: Azmeer Shaikh bt Veer

Prasad 6/0, 6/3.

Girls U14: Pari Chavan bt Alisha Deogaonkar 6-1,6-2.

Boys Doubles U14: Arnav Paparkar & Azmeer Shaikh bt Aryan Deokar & Aryan Kotasthane6/2, 7/5.0

Girls Doubles U14: Pari Chavan & Salonee Dey bt Kkaira Chetnani & Hriti Ahuja 6/2, 6/0

Saheb , Harshita lifft title at

MSLTA – YONEX SUNRISE Prac-

tennis Academy All India Ranking

Championship Series (7) Under 16

Tennis Tournament 2018. played

at Practennis Academy, Mumbai

The winner and runner-up get trophy and cer-

tificates. The prizes were given away at the

hands of Mr. Manoj Nayak, Chief Refe-

ree Practennis Academy, AITA Supervisor

Mr. Francis D’Souza.

Results: Boys U14: Saheb Sodhi bt Khan Karim 6-4, 6-2

Girls U 14: Harshita Bangera bt Mandavkar Harsshali 6-3, 7-5

Boys Doubles U14: Neil Pillai / Rahul Ravi Bt Vaz Leston / Kadvekar Kafil 4/6, 6/2, 10/8

Girls Doubles U 14: Kotistha Modak / Kashish Bote bt Bhumika Tripathi/ Jivan Zai 6-4, 6-3

Gautam, Sharma lift title

at MSLTA Yonex Sunrise SDLTA

All India Ranking Talent Series

under 12 tennis tournament

2018 played at SDLTA, Solapur

The winner and runner-up get trophy and cer-

tificates. The prizes were given away by Mr.

Rajiv Desai, Tournament Director and MSLTA

Supervisor Mr. Neville Pithawalla.

Results: Boys U12: Mehul Gautam bt Karan

Rawat 6-3,6-0.

Girls U 12: Janavhi Sharma bt Nainika Reddy 6-3,6-2.

Deorukhakar , Patil , Kokane , More claim title at MSLTA Yonex Sunrise SDLTA

All India Ranking Talent Series (7) under 12 and 14 tennis tournament 2018.

played at SDLTA, Solapur.

The winner and runner-up get trophy and certificates. The prizes were given away by Mr. Ram Reddy, MD of Balaji

Amiens Ltd, Mr. Rajiv Desai, Tournament Director and MSLTA Supervisor Mr. Neville Pithawalla

Results: Boys U12: Parth Deorukhakar bt Aditya Rai6-4,6-3.

Girls U 12: Prapti Patil bt Bhutada Sejal 6-2,6-0.

Boys U14: Arnav Kokane Bt Aditya Shukla6-7(5),6-1,6-2

Girls U 14: Saniya More Bt Patil Prapti 3-6,6-3,6-3

Boys Doubles U 14: Aditya Rai / Radheya Shahane bt Jash Shah/ Aditya Bhatewara6-2,6-1

Patil , Nalavade lift title at MSLTA DSC

Maharashtra State Ranking under 10 Tennis

Tournament 2018. played at Divisional

Sports Complex, Kolhapur

The prizes were given away by Mr. Sheetal Bhosale,

MSLTA Council Member, Mr. Mehul Kenia, MSLTA Super-

visor Mrs. Sejal J. Kenia.

Results: Boys U10: Devij Patil bt Ayan Shetty 4-1, 4-2

Sports physiotherapist Dr Ashish Agrawal did testing and spoke to parents in a workshop organised by the Nagpur District Tennis asso-

ciation at the MSLTA tennis Center in Nagpur organised under the guidance of our Treasurer Sudhir Bhiwapurkar

Former Davis Cupper Nitin Kirtane conducted a tennis clinic for benefit of students at the Mslta Center at Solapur in association

with Solapur District Lawn tennis association and Rajeev Desai

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