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Rajeshree starts with easy win in Gondwana Club-Moil Open women’s tennis tournament

Rajeshree starts with easy win in Gondwana Club-Moil Open women’s tennis tournament
NAGPUR: Rajeshree Jaiswal launched her campaign on a rousing note in the Gondwana Club-Moil Open (above 35 years) Women’s Tennis tournament at the Gondwana Club courts here on Friday.
Stamping her authority in style, Rajeshree blanked Gayatri Mewada of Mumbai 6-0 in a lop-sided affair. The local player displayed excellent strokes to frustrate the visitor.
It was a mixed success for another local player Bhakti Bhattgnagar.
She lost her first round against Kashish Satwani 1-6 but then in the next match she got the better of her city counterpart Vaishali Kinhikar 6-3. In her second match, Kashish overcame Chandrakala Prasad of Mumbai 6-3.
In the only match in the women’s doubles, Neha Shah (Baroda) and Aarti Ganesh (Bangalore) thrashed Chandrakala Prasad (Mumbai) and Kim Alexander (Kolkatta) 6-0. The next round of matches will be held on Saturday morning.
Earlier, Gondwana Club president Saket Daga inaugurated the tournament. Moil director (finance) Rakesh Tumane, director (human resources) Usha Singh, tennis coordinator Rakesh Wadhera, Mahesh Kriplani, Gondwana Club treasurer Jatin Kale, Rajeshree Jaiswal, tournament director Ashok Bhiwapurkar, tournament coordinator Hemant Jahagirdar and tennis coordinator Shivkumar Menon were the guests of honour on the occasion.

Results
Women’s singles: Kashish Satwani (Indore) bt Bhakti Bhattnagar (Nagpur) 6-1, Rajeshree Jaiswal (Nagpur) bt Gayatri Mewada (Mumbai) 6-0; Kashish Satwani (Indore) bt Chandrakala Prasad (Mumbai) 6-3; Gayatri Mewada (Mumbai) bt Kim Alexander (Kolkata) 6-2; Bhakti Bhattanagar (Nagpur) bt Vaishali Kinhikar (Nagpur) 6-3.
Women’s doubles: Neha Shah (Baroda)-Aarti Ganesh (Bangalore) bt Chandrakala Prasad (Mumbai)-Kim Alexander (Kolkatta) 6-0.
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