Shiva Sangwan in last eight

NEW DELHI: Shiva Sangwan defeated Samir Chihadeh of Syria 7-6(5), 6-3 in the boys’ pre-quarterfinals in the ITF junior grade ‘IV’ tennis tournament in Damascus on Tuesday. The Indian juniors had a good run as seven of them in all made the quarterfinals in the boys’ and girls’ sections. The results (pre-quarterfinals): Boys: Palash Tiwari bt Sagar Ahuja 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Shiva Sangwan bt Samir Chihadeh (Syr) 7-6(5), 6-3; Mansingh Athare bt Hamad Janahi (UAE) 6-4, 6-2. Girls: Ankita Raina bt Ranim Mkahal (Syr) 6-1, 6-1; Aishwarya Agarawal bt Kim Sadi (Syr) 6-0, 6-1; Rishika Sunkara bt El Quarzazi (Mor) 6-3, 6-3; Shweta Chandra Rana bt Sajjad Zainab Ali... [read full story]