Akanksha Nitture overcomes Sahira, Riya survives a scare

Akanksha Nitture edged past Sahira Singh in a tough match at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championships. In men’s action, Prasad Ingale narrowly lost to Kabir Hans. Ajay Malik and Abhinav Shanmugam stunned seeded players Parth Aggarwal and Ishaque Eqbal. Women’s second seed Riya Bhatia and other top seeds advanced comfortably.