Sanjana Sirimalla with the national under-18 tennis trophy.
Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Sanjana Sirimalla emerged national champion in the under-18 category as she defeated Karnataka’s Suhitha Maruri 6-1, 6-3 in the final at the AITA U-18 national tournament in Indore on Sunday.
The talented youngster downed Tamil Nadu’s Lakshmi Prabha 7-5, 6-1 in semis and Maharashtra’s Sudipta Senthil Kumar 7-6, 6-3 in quarterfinals.