Lucknow: Ankur Kapoor emerged as the standout performer at the third SB Lal Advocate Memorial Veteran Tennis Tournament, winning both the singles and doubles titles in the above-35 age category. Deepak Pathak and Ajay Upadhyay claimed the doubles championship in the above-65 category.
Organised by SDS Tennis Academy at the La Martiniere Lawn Tennis Facility, La Martiniere College, the tournament concluded on Sunday with the finals and prize distribution ceremony. Dr Apurva Srivastava, President of the La Martiniere Alumni Association and Professor and Head of Department at Sardar Patel Medical and Dental Institute, attended as the chief guest. Special guest Mridul Lal presented the prizes.
The tournament is organised in memory of Mridul Lal’s father, SB Lal. Co-sponsor Sunil Bhatnagar also encouraged the participating players. Pawan Sagar of SDS welcomed the guests. Ratan Sharma, Director of Coaching at SDS, Abhishek Vikram Singh, Amritanjay Kumar, Hind Gaurav Kushwaha and Akash Tiwari were among those present.
La Martiniere College Principal Gary Dominic Everett was also among the highlights of the event. He participated in the above-45 and above-55 categories, demonstrating his enthusiasm for tennis and commitment to fitness.
In the above-35 singles final, Ankur Kapoor defeated Ashwini 7-3. He then partnered Aditya to win the doubles title, beating Ashwini and Kartik 8-6.
In the above-65 singles final, Manoj Khandelwal defeated S Khandelwal 6-1. Deepak Pathak and Ajay Upadhyay won the doubles title with a 6-2 victory over S Khandelwal and Sudhir Malhotra.
Other results included Satya Pathak’s 7-3 win over Kartik in the above-45 singles final, while Ashish Sinha defeated Nagendra 7-2 in the above-55 singles final. In the above-55 doubles final, Dr Vishwas and Dr Bharat Dubey beat Laxman and Manoj 7-2.
Ashwini and Monica won the mixed doubles title, defeating Aditya and Smita 7-3. In the 90-plus combined age doubles category, Aditya Kapoor and Dr Prasoon defeated AK Srivastava and Nagendra 7-3. Bharat Dubey and Manoj Khandelwal claimed the 120-plus combined age doubles title with a 7-3 win over Laxman and Manoj.
Meanwhile, the above-45 doubles finalists were decided through the semi-finals, with Nishant and Golu defeating Satya and Rajiv Agrawal 6-2, while Dr Vishwas and Raj Kumar overcame Nagendra and Ashish 6-3.
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