SAHARSH Novli scored a thrilling 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Ziyad Hasan yesterday in the under-12 boys’ singles section of the eighth EK Kanoo Juniors Open Tennis Championship at the Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair.
In other closely fought matches, Hamad Al Jishi edged out Clark Sayago 6-3, 6-3 while Anthony Ghosn got the better of Abdul Rahman Al Doseri 6-2, 6-3.
Other results:
Under-12 boys singles: Ahmed Mustafa Al Sayed bt Andrei Cifra 6-0, 6-0; Ali Al Ahmed bt Gaius Caloone 6-0, 6-0; Zayn Siddiqi bt Ali Al Iyesh 6-0, 6-0; Vyom Gupta bt Hamza Mousa 6-3, 6-2.
Boys under-14 singles: Isa Sarwani bt Ezra Clyde Philip 6-4, 7-6(7); Abhinav Girish Vashisht bt Saud Jassim Hassan 6-0, 6-0; Shadi Kallel bt Maro Ugarkovic 6-3, 6-2; Azees Ahsan bt Omar Yassin 6-1, 6-0.