Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Shrivalli Rashmikaa and her partner Vaidehi Chaudhari, who were unseeded, stunned the top seeds to make it to the quarterfinal in the women’s doubles category of the W $40,000 International Women’s Tennis Championship at Navi Mumbai Sports Association, Mumbai on Tuesday.
The unseeded pair got the better of top seeds Jastina Mikulskyte and Zibhek Kulambayeva 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinal clash.
They will next take on the pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Kamilla Bartone for a place in semifinals.
Meanwhile, another Hyderabad player Sahaja Yamalapalli and her partner Vaishnavi Adkar went down fighting to the duo of Akiko Omae and Beatrice Gumulya 1-6, 6-2, 12-14.