Mysore :
Mysore has from time to time being producing quality and talented tennis players who have gone on to represent the country in the International level. On these lines is a talented tennis player in Dhruthi T. Venugopal from our city who has been making steady progress in this sport in the junior girls level in the ITF circuit and also in the National level. Dhruthi, taking part in the TTT-ITF Junior Tennis Tournament (Grade 4) held at Chennai from Aug. 26 to 31, won the junior girls singles title. she is our ‘Star This Week.’
Dhruthi is a 1st PU student of Vidya Vikas PU College, Mysore and trains with former India Davis Cupper Sandeep Kirtane in Pune for the last three and a half years. She has been making a steady progress in this sport in the junior girls category.
Ranked No 1. in the State in the girls Under-18 section and No. 11 in the country in the Under-18 section, Dhruthi is the daughter of Venugopal and Vanamala Venugopal, residents of Mysore.
Dhruthi, taking part in the TTT-ITF Tennis Tournament (Grade 4) in Chennai, won the Junior Girls Singles title beating Zeel Desai in the final. In the semi-final, she beat India’s Nandita Das 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to progress further. In the quarter-final, Dhruthi beat Kamaran Kaur Thandi of India 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Dhruthi, taking part in the girls doubles lost in the semi-finals. Ojasvinee Singh and Karman kaur beat Dhruthi & Vaidya Ria 4-6, 6-1 (10-3). In the quarter-final, Dhruthi & Vaidya Ria beat Zeel Desai & Snehal Mane 6-2, 6-2. Dhruthi with this performance has gained valuable ITF points and aims to work hard in the coming days to improve on her rankings.
Dhruthi, taking part in the Adidas National Junior Tennis Championships at MCC courts in Chennai performed well. She lost in the semi-finals in the girls under-18 singles to top-seed Shehadevi Reddy 3-6, 3-6.
Dhruti is a attacking player and intends to work hard under the guidance of her coach Sandeep Kirtane and perform well in the National and International level.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Brief / September 01st, 2013