Top seed Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash and Arjun Kadhe remained on course for a title clash after notching up convincing wins in their respective quarter-final matches of the men's singles competition at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here today.
Arjun proved too good for second seeded P C Vignesh, who was knocked out 6-2, 6-1, while the big-serving Mohit marched into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Mukund Sasikumar in another match.
Fourth seed Chandril Sood, who got the better of Delhi boy Saurabh Singh 6-2, 7-5, will face Arjun in the semi-finals tomorrow. Mohit will be up against veteran Nitten Kirtane, who dispatched Punjab boy Gurinder Singh 6-3, 6-2 at the R K Khanna Tennis Complex.
Arjun's form has been top-class in the tournament so far but the way he dominated Vignesh today did surprise many as the Andhra boy failed to pose any serious challenge in the two-setter match.
In the women's singles, Shweta Rana continued her winning run and accounted for Mahitha Reddy but not before the top seed went through some anxious moments in the first set.
Eventually, Shweta won the contest 7-6(6), 6-1, while second seed Prerna Bhambri remains the biggest threat for Shweta in her quest to win the title.
Defending champion Prerna stormed into the semi-finals after her quarterfinal match against Rushmi Chakravorthi turned out to be a one-sided contest.
Prerna outplayed Rushmi 6-3, 6-2 to set up a clash with C Sai Samitha in the last four tomorrow.
