Tennis Premier League In Pune : Bengal Wizards Reclaim Top Spot On Day 3

Pune, 15 December 2023: The third day of season 5 of the Tennis Premier League witnessed hotly contested matches which featured blockbuster action.  

The first fixture of Day 3 of season 5 of Tennis Premier League was kicked off with Punjab Patriots going up against Gujarat Panthers. Conny Perrin of the Punjab Patriots clashed with Ekaterina Yashina of the Gujarat Panthers in the Women’s Single Category. The game ended in a 10-all draw. Digvijay Pratap Singh of the Punjab Patriots lost to Sumit Nagal of the Gujarat Panthers 7-13 in the Men’s Singles Category. Conny Perrin and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots beat Ekaterina Yashina and Mukund Sashikumar of the Gujarat Panthers in the Mixed Doubles category as the game ended 11-9. The final game of the match was the Men’s Doubles Category, in which Digvijay Pratap Singh and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots took on Sumit Nagal and Mukund Sashikumar of the Gujarat Panthers. The game ended 9-11 in favor of the Gujarat Panthers. The Panthers emerged victorious from the match as it ended 37-43 in their favour. Sumit Nagal was adjudged to be the best player of the match as he led the charge for the Gujarat Panthers. 

The second fixture of Day 3 saw the Mumbai Lion Army clash with the Hyderabad Strikers. The Co-owner of the Hyderabad Strikers, Rakul Preet Singh was present in the dugout cheering her team on. Sowjanya Bavisetti of Mumbai Leon Army lost to Ellen Perez of Hyderabad Strikers, 9-11, in the Women’s Singles Category. In the Men’s Singles Category, Ernest Gulbis of the Mumbai Leon Army beat Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers, as the scores at the end of the match read 11-9. Sowjanya Bavisetti and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of the Mumbai Lion Army drew with Ellen Perez and Saketh Myneni of the Hyderabad Strikers, in a 10-all draw in the Mixed Doubles category. Ernest Gulbis and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of Mumbai Leon Army beat Saketh Myneni and Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers, in the Men’s Doubles Category which was a closely contested affair that ended 11-9. Mumbai Leon Army edged past the Hyderabad Strikers as the match ended 41-39 in favor of the Mumbai team. Vijay Sundar Prashanth was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant performance in the Doubles. 

The second last fixture of Day 3 was between the Pune Jaguars and the Bengal Wizards. The match started with the Women’s Singles Category, in which Diana Marcinkevica of Pune Jaguars lost to Maria Timofeeva from Bengal Wizards, in a clash that ended 7-13. Lukas Rosol of Pune Jaguars and Sriram Balaji of the Bengal Wizards went head-to-head in an entertaining Men’s Singles game that ended 11-9 in favor of the Czech Ace. It was followed by the Mixed Doubles game that saw Diana Marcinkevica and Rithvik Bollipalli of the Pune Jaguars lose convincingly to Maria Timofeeva and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards which ended 6-14. In the Men’s Doubles Category, Rithvik Bollipalli and Lukas Rosol of the Pune Jaguar took on Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards. The Bengal Wizards duo came out on top with a score of 9-11. Bengal Wizards won the match, as it ended 33-47 in their favour. Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards was awarded the player of the match award. 

The last fixture of the day saw Delhi Binny’s Brigade go head-to-head against Bengaluru SG Mavericks. In the Women’s Singles, Sahaja Yamalapalli of Delhi Binny’s Brigade lost to Arina Rodionova of Bengaluru SG Mavericks, 6-14. In the Men’s Singles Category, Dennis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan of the Bengaluru SG Mavericks, which ended 11-9. Sahaja Yamalapalli and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Delhi Binny’s Brigade took on Arina Rodionova and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks in the Mixed Doubles category. The game ended 10-all as neither team came out on top. In the final game of Day 3, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Dennis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade went up against Ramkumar Ramanathan and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks in the Men’s Doubles Category. The game ended in a 9-11, in favor of the Mavericks. The Bengaluru SG Mavericks came out on top in the match after it ended 36-44. Ramkumar Ramanathan won the player of the match award for his performance for Bengaluru. 

On Day 3 of the fourth season of Tennis Premier League spectators inside the stadiums and at home witnessed some enthralling clashes on the magnificent court of the Balewadi Stadium in Pune. Bengal Wizards re-took the top spot in the table after they closed out Day 3 with 129 points. Bengaluru SG Mavericks sat second in the table with 127 points. After an excellent Day 3, the Gujarat Panthers sat third in the league table with 123 points, and were closely followed by the Punjab Patriots in the fourth spot with 121 points. The Mumbai Leon Army and Hyderabad Strikers sat 5th and 6th respectively as both teams had amassed 119 points over the first three days of Season 5 of the Tennis Premier League. Delhi Binny’s Brigade sat seventh with 115 points, while the Pune Jaguars remained eighth with 107 points. 

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Gujarat Panthers, Mumbai Lions Army, Bengal Wizards second win in 5th Tennis Premier League tournament

Bengal Wizards top the team points table

Pune, December 14, 2023: Gujarat Panthers, Mumbai Lions Army, Bengal Wizards registered their second consecutive win in the 5th Tennis Premier League tournament sponsored by CLEAR.

Gujarat Panthers beat Punjab Patriots 43-37 on the third day of the tournament at the tennis court of Sri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mhalunge Balewadi. In women’s singles, the match between Connie Perrin of Punjab and Ekaterina Yashina of Gujarat ended in a 10-10 tie. Gujarat’s Sumit Nagal defeated Punjab’s Digvijay Pratap Singh 13-7 to take the lead. In mixed doubles, Ekaterina Yashina and Mukund Sasikumar were defeated by Connie Perrin and Arjun Kadhe of Punjab 9-11. In men’s doubles, Sumit Nagal and Mukund Sasi Kumar of Gujarat defeated Digvijay Pratap Singh and Arjun Kadhe of Punjab 11-9.

In the second match, Mumbai Lion Army team won 41-39 against Hyderabad Strikers team. During this match, Rakul Preet Singh, the co-owner of Hyderabad Strikers, was present to encourage his team. In the women’s singles match, Mumbai’s Saujanya Bavishetty defeated Hyderabad’s Ellen Perez 11-9. In men’s singles, Mumbai’s Ernest Gulbis defeated Hyderabad’s Niki Ponacha 11-9 to level the team. In the mixed doubles, Vijay Sunder Prashant, courtesy of Mumbai, held Hyderabad’s Ellen Perez and Saket Myneni to a 10-10 draw. In the final men’s doubles, Ernest Gulbis and Vijay Sundar Prashant defeated Hyderabad’s Saket Myneni and Niki Ponacha 11-9 to give the team victory.

In the third match, Bengal Wizards beat Pune Jaguars 47-33 to get their second win. In the women’s singles Diana Mursinchevika of Pune was defeated by Maria Timofeeva of Bengal 7-13. In men’s singles, Pune’s Lucas Rosol maintained his team’s challenge by defeating Bengal’s Sriram Balaji 11-9. In mixed doubles, Maria Timofiva and Anirudh Chandrasekhar defeated Pune’s Diana Mersinchevika and Ritwik Bolipalli 14-6 to give the team the lead. In men’s doubles, Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekhar defeated Pune’s Ritwik Bolipalli and Lucas Rosol 11-9.

In the fourth match, Bengaluru SG Mavericks defeated Delhi Beanies Brigade 44-36. From the winning team, Arina Rodinova, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Vishnu Vardhan performed well and brought the team to victory.

At the end of the third day in the points table, Bengal Wizards team is at the top position with 129 points and Bengaluru SG Mavericks is at the second position with 127 points.

All the action from the Tennis Premier League being held at Balewadi Stadium can be witnessed live on SONY TEN 2 channel starting from 4.30pm on the 15th of December 2023.