Hyderabad’s Shanvitha pair clinches ITF U-18 tennis tournament

Hyderabad tennis player Shanvitha Reddy Nukala and her partner Michelle Khomich from Germany emerged champions

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Shanvitha Reddy Nukala and her partner Michelle Khomich from Germany emerged champions in the women’s doubles category of the World Tennis Tour, ITF Junior Circuit (J30) under-18 tennis tournament in Kampala, Uganda on Friday.

The Indo-German duo rallied from a set down to defeat Leila Akhmetova from Russia and Sia Mahajan from India 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.

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Earlier in semifinals, Shanvitha and Khomich downed the pari of Shana Martin Mao from Tanzania and Sisu-Makena Tomegah from Ghana 6-2, 6-3 to reach final.