Mysore :

Tennis is a global sport and Mysore has been producing talented tennis players who have gone on to represent the country at different levels. One such player who has made her mark in the International level in the junior girls section is city Dhruthi T. Venugopal. She has represented India in the junior level and has been consistently performing well in the ITF tournaments. Recently taking part in the Asian Junior Tennis Championships which concluded in Delhi on Saturday, Dhruthi teaming up with Vasanthi Shinde finished runner-up in the junior girls doubles event. She also took part in the singles and performed well. She is our “Star This Week”.

In the junior doubles singles, Dhruthi and Vasanti Shinde lost to Kamonwan Buyan and Yijio Shao 4-6, 1-6 in the final. In the semi-finals the duo beat Indian pair of Ojasvinee Singh and Prajula M 6-3, 6-1. In the quarter-finals, Dhruthi and Vasanti beat Snehal Mane and Nandini Sharma 6-3, 6-3. Dhruthi earlier taking part in the India ITF 1-Grade 3 junior tennis tournament at Chandigarh performed well and finished runner-up in the junior girls doubles and also entered the quarter-finals in the junior girls singles event.

Dhruthi T Venugopal, is a Ist PU student at Vidaya VikasPU College, Mysore and is the daughter of Venugopal and Vanamala who encourage her to the maximum. Dhruthi trains in Pune and takes part in most of the ITF junior circuit tournaments. Dhruthi presently is ranked No. 4 in the country in the junior girls (Under-18) section and is the No.1 player in the State. Dhruthi is an attacking player and is quite consistent in her performances in the junior circuit representing the country but has to improve her skills to be able to perform at the International level.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / April 20th, 2014