Dev Javia and Rashmikka Bhamidipaty won the boys’ and girls’ title respectively in the 27th adidas MCC National junior Under-18 clay court championship on Saturday.
However, due to overnight rains, the finals had to be shifted to the SDAT Tennis Stadium.
Commanding show
In a final between two left-handers in the boys’ category, 17-year-old Dev, the top seed from Gujarat, proved too good for the unseeded 16-year-old Arjun Sriram, who came through qualifying, winning 6-3, 6-2.
On the adjacent court, in the girls’ final, 18-year-old Rashmikka of Telengana was too powerful for the 16-year-old Reshma Maruri of Karnataka and won 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-1.
Sanmar Group deputy chairman Vijay Sankar and Madras Cricket Club president K. Dhanajaya Das gave away the prizes.
The winners got 200 AITA-ranking points and an adidas kit contract worth ₹75,000.
The runners-up got 150 points and a kit contract worth ₹50,000.
