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Kathmandu Sunday November 26, 2000 Mangshir 11, 2057.
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Rana takes veteran's title
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KATHMANDU, Nov 25 - Manoj Rana defeated Karma
Gurung in a tight two setter to clinch the veteran’s singles title (over 40 years) in
the third Carlsberg Open Tennis Tournament played at the All Nepal Lawn Tennis Association
Complex in Satdobato.
Rana, showing fine skills with backhand and
top-spin took the match 6-3, 6-3. Karma who had entered final after defeating second seed
Deepak Shrestha, started well breaking Rana’s first serve in the first set but Rana
came back well breaking Gurung twice to take the set.
Second set saw Rana take the initiative with
a lead at 3-0. However, Gurung gave Rana a tough fight coming back in the game 3-3. Rana,
known for his aggressive style of game used his fitness to his advantage taking the second
set as well.
Speaking after the match Rana said that the
result gave him confidence to participate in the Veteran’s ATP championship in
Bangkok coming August.
In the final of men’s doubles category,
the pair of Kaptan Karsoliya and Kamlesh Shukla won the title defeating the pair of
Krishna Ghale and Sanu Gurung 6-3, 6-3. The pair of Ghale and Gurung were seeded second
for the championship.
It may be ironical that the winning pair had
to face each other in the men’s semi-final in which Shukla defeated Karsoliya 6-2,
6-4. Kaptan Could not show his usual game against his doubles partner and got overshadowed
by Shukla who dominated the first set to lead the match. Karsoliya tried to come back in
the game but Shukla had already got the mental edge winning the first set. Shukla is set
to play Sanu Gurung, the second seed, who defeated Raju Chhetri 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Women’s doubles category saw the pair of
S Dayanand and E Nott take the title defeating M Schultz and E Osterby 6-2, 6-0 in the
final.
In the women’s singles category, top seed
Vindiya Dayanand advanced to the final beating Cathy Hunt in a gruelling three setter 6-2,
4-6, 6-1. Another title contender and the winner of sub-junior section Nayana Karsoliya
continued her good form looking for second title. She defeated Mallika Rana 6-2, 6-2. She
had earlier defeated Rana in the title match of the sub-junior section.
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