Sowjanya stuns Aunchisa, meets Zeel

Sowjanya Bavisetti knocked out third seed Aunchisa Chanta of Thailand 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the $15,000 ITF women’s tournament on Tuesday. In the pre-quarterfinals, Sowjanya will play compatriot Zeel Desai who beat Alana Parnaby of Australia 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.

The results: $15,000 ITF women, Hua Hin, Thailand: First round: Sowjanya Bavisetti bt Aunchisa Chanta (Tha) 6-1, 6-3; Zeel Desai bt Alana Parnaby (Aus) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0; Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) bt Snehal Mane 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha) & Zeel Desai bt Sunam Jeong & Da Hye Kim (Kor) 7-5, 6-3; Mana Kawamura & Hemeno Sakatsume (Jpn) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti & Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 6-2, 6-1 .