Riya Sachdeva wins AITA tennis tournament

Qualifier Riya Sachdeva beat Bhakti Shah 7-5, 6-2 in the final of the Rs.100,000 AITA women’s tennis tournament at the Haryana Sports Complex, Sector-12.

It was a commendable run by the 15-year-old Riya, a student of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, and a trainee of the National Tennis Centre. The youngest participant, Riya did not drop a set  in the whole tournament.

In fact, Riya dropped only 22 games in all in negotiating seven matches in all, including two in the qualifying event.