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Palash Ruchandani Wins Thrilling U-12 Quarterfinal in 3-Hour Marathon Match
8 Oct
Summary
- Fourth seed Palash Ruchandani defeats Mantavya Sharma in 3-hour quarterfinal
- Top seed Tiaana Thakkar from Nagpur suffers 6-1, 6-1 loss
- Matches in both boys' and girls' sections were one-sided contests

On October 6th, 2025, the MSLTA All India Ranking Championship Series (CS7) U-12 tennis tournament in Nagpur saw some intense action on the third day. The highlight of the day was the quarterfinal match between fourth seed Palash Ruchandani and Mantavya Sharma, which lasted an impressive 3 and a half hours.
In a closely contested battle, Palash and Mantavya fought tooth and nail, with Palash eventually prevailing in the third and deciding set. The final score was 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-6(4) in Palash's favor.
While the boys' singles quarterfinal between Palash and Mantavya was a thrilling affair, the other matches in both the boys' and girls' sections were more one-sided. Top seed Tiaana Thakkar from Nagpur suffered a 6-1, 6-1 defeat against Thea Desai. The other quarterfinal results saw comfortable wins for players like Ritika Deshpande, Insiyah Kamal, and Khushi Vishwabramhana.