Top-seed Dev Javia sets up title clash with Arjun Sriram in
: Top-seed Dev Javia rallied from a set down to quell the challenge of Kabir Hans to advance to the final of the Boys singles in the 27th Adidas-MCC National Junior (under-18) clay court tennis championship here on Friday.
The 17-year old Javia defeated third seeded Hans 6-7, 6-2, 6-0 to take his spot in the final against left-hander Arjun Sriram of Karnataka, a 6-3, 6-3 winner against Akilan Indrabalan of Kerala in the other semifinal.
The girls section would witness a title clash between unseeded Reshma Maruri of Karnataka and Rashmika Srivipalli Bhamdipaty (Telangana).
In the semifinals, Reshma outclassed fourth-seeded Kaavya Sawhney 6-2, 6-1 while Rashmika battled past Punjab's Sarah Dev (eighth-seed) 6-3, 7-5.
In the boys doubles final, the top-seeded duo of Sushant Dabas and Krishan Hooda of Haryana got the better of Madhwin Kamath of Gujarat and Ajay Malik of Harayana 7-5, 6-4.
The girls doubles title went to the pair of Salsa Aher of Maharashtra and Kaavya ...