{"id":65405,"date":"2026-03-13T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/reasi-district-lawn-tennis-open-championship-concludes-at-katra\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:02:16","slug":"reasi-district-lawn-tennis-open-championship-concludes-at-katra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/reasi-district-lawn-tennis-open-championship-concludes-at-katra\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasi District Lawn Tennis Open Championship Concludes at Katra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first-ever <strong>Reasi District Lawn Tennis Open Championship<\/strong> concluded at the Lawn Tennis Complex of the <strong>Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board<\/strong> Sports Complex in <strong>Katra<\/strong>, featuring a series of competitive matches across multiple categories.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was inaugurated by <strong>Ashok Kumar<\/strong>, Senior Vice President of the <strong>Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association<\/strong> and former Director of Sports at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s Under-40 Category<\/h3>\n<p>In the Men\u2019s Under-40 singles category, <strong>Pratham Arora<\/strong> defeated <strong>Sanjan Kumar<\/strong> by <strong>6\u20132<\/strong> in the quarterfinals, while <strong>Saksham Amla<\/strong> overcame <strong>Saurya Veer<\/strong> with a <strong>6\u20133<\/strong> victory.<\/p>\n<p>During the semifinals, <strong>Hardeep Singh<\/strong> dominated <strong>Mihit Saxena<\/strong> by <strong>6\u20132<\/strong>, while Pratham Arora advanced after receiving a walkover.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Hardeep Singh emerged champion, defeating Pratham Arora <strong>6\u20132, 6\u20133<\/strong> to claim the Men\u2019s Under-40 singles title.<\/p>\n<h3>Doubles and Above-40 Results<\/h3>\n<p>In the Men\u2019s Doubles final, the pair of <strong>Sanjay Kotwal<\/strong> and <strong>Arun Baru<\/strong> defeated <strong>Nishant Sharma<\/strong> and <strong>Rinka Kapoor<\/strong> with a score of <strong>8\u20135<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Men\u2019s Singles Above-40 category, Sanjay Kotwal beat Nishant Sharma <strong>6\u20134<\/strong> in the semifinal, while Arun Baru edged past Rinka Kapoor <strong>6\u20135, 7\u20135<\/strong> in a closely contested match. Kotwal later clinched the title by defeating Arun Baru <strong>8\u20134<\/strong> in the final.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s Singles Final<\/h3>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Singles title was won by <strong>Palvi Parihar<\/strong>, who defeated <strong>Vinamrata<\/strong> <strong>4\u20133, 7\u20133<\/strong> in the final.<\/p>\n<p>The prize distribution ceremony was conducted by <strong>Dhruv Gupta<\/strong>, Director of Sports at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, who presented trophies and awards to the winners and participants, marking the successful conclusion of the championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first-ever Reasi District Lawn Tennis Open Championship concluded at the Lawn Tennis Complex of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex in Katra, featuring a series of competitive matches across multiple categories. 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