Kaushik, Jha emerge champions in AITA talent series event

Agneya Kaushik and Ilina Jha played dominating tennis to lift the boys and girls singles titles respectively at the AITA Talent series tournament for the U-14 players, here today.
Kaushik won the title clash for the loss of just three games as he outplayed qualifier Siddharth Karur 6-2 6-1.
The girls final was also a lop-sided affair with Jha outclassing Bhagyamani Manshi 6-1 6-1.
"Usually the players get only AITA rankings points but we also distributed gift voucher of Rs 6000 to the winner and of Rs 4000 to the runners-up," said Vivek Satyajit, Director of the Grand Slam Foundation, which organised the event in collaboration with the ONGC.

"It's important to encourage new talent," Satyajit added.