Chandigarh, June 17 -- Sangram Bhadury (Madhya Pradesh) and Arjun Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) advanced into the boys' U-16 singles' pre-quarterfinals during the ongoing AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament held at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium, Sector 10.

Third seed Sangram outplayed Aarav Bishnoi by 6-1,6-0. In another match, fifth seed Arjun Sharma drubbed Tanmay Singla 6-4,6-4. Qualifier Yatharth Wadhera and second seed Ayaan Chandel also advanced into the pre-quarterfinals. In the boys' under-12 singles first round, second seed Nikunj Arora (Chandigarh) blanked Akshit Kumar Yadav (Haryana) 6-0,6-0. Manav Partap Gill, Riaan Manocha, Kabir Singh and Jahaan Choudhary also entered the pre-quarterfinals.

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