Unseeded duo with city link win national tennis title

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He added, “The fact that they made a comeback after losing the opening set speaks about their determination. The conditions in Mumbai were tough and players had to give their best. The title win will give them a lot of confidence.”

Son of a farmer, Hooda shifted his base from Rohtak in Haryana to Chandigarh three years ago and was selected in the Chandigarh Academy for Rural Tennis programme of CLTA. He won his maiden singles title in the U-12 category in December last year when he defeated second seed Gaurav Kuvra in the final in the CLTA AITA Super Series held in Chandigarh. The youngster then followed this with a gold medal in the team event in the National School Games held in January early this year.

Nishant Dabas, who belongs to Delhi, often trains at CLTA residential programme and won the doubles titles as well as singles title in the CLTA AITA championship series last month.

“When Krishan first came to CLTA, he had only heard about tennis and his family wanted him to be an athlete. He showed his eagerness and all the coaches have been impressed by his dedication. Nishant trains with us during vacation and he has shown a lot of improvement. Both of them are young and playing more on the circuit will boost their morale,” shared Gajendra.