Kolkata, Aug 14 (UNI) Kolkata girl Shivika Burman lifted the doubles crown at the Amman ITF Junior Circuit at the Jordan Tennis Federation Al Hussain Sport City in Amman.
This was a Grade 5 tournament. Seeded second in singles, Shivika who is currently 382nd in the ITF rankings, beat Sara Fadda of Jordan 6-0,6-0 in the pre- quarter finals.
In the quarter finals she defeated Egypt's Yara Abou El Ghar 6-1,6-0. But lost in the semis to fourth seed Slovak girl Lucia Kovarcikova 6-7(7-9),0-6.
In the doubles Shivika partnered Oman's Fatma Al Nabhani. The top seeded pair first defeated Kuwaiti pair of Shireen Al Hasani and Amar Al Jazzaf 6-2,6-1 in the quarters and then went on to beat the third seeded Indo- Slovak pair of Adnya Naik and Lucia Kovarcikova 7-6(9-7), 4-6, 6-3.
In the finals Shivika and Fatma beat Fiona List and Christina Mathis, both from Austria, 6-7(3-7),7-5,6-4.
Another Indian girl to make waves in Jordan was Adnya Naik ranked 749 in ITF. She reached the semi finals of the singles beating Firni Hammanji of Syria 6-0, 6-0 in the pre-quarters.
In the quarters she created an upset and defeated third seed Line Ghannan of Syria 6-3,6-3 but was defeated by fifth seed Egyptian Menna El Nagdy 6-7(5-7), 5-7.
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This was a Grade 5 tournament. Seeded second in singles, Shivika who is currently 382nd in the ITF rankings, beat Sara Fadda of Jordan 6-0,6-0 in the pre- quarter finals.
In the quarter finals she defeated Egypt's Yara Abou El Ghar 6-1,6-0. But lost in the semis to fourth seed Slovak girl Lucia Kovarcikova 6-7(7-9),0-6.
In the doubles Shivika partnered Oman's Fatma Al Nabhani. The top seeded pair first defeated Kuwaiti pair of Shireen Al Hasani and Amar Al Jazzaf 6-2,6-1 in the quarters and then went on to beat the third seeded Indo- Slovak pair of Adnya Naik and Lucia Kovarcikova 7-6(9-7), 4-6, 6-3.
In the finals Shivika and Fatma beat Fiona List and Christina Mathis, both from Austria, 6-7(3-7),7-5,6-4.
Another Indian girl to make waves in Jordan was Adnya Naik ranked 749 in ITF. She reached the semi finals of the singles beating Firni Hammanji of Syria 6-0, 6-0 in the pre-quarters.
In the quarters she created an upset and defeated third seed Line Ghannan of Syria 6-3,6-3 but was defeated by fifth seed Egyptian Menna El Nagdy 6-7(5-7), 5-7.
UNI BA PL PM HT1457
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