LUCKNOW, April 1 -- Fifth seeded Anshuman Singh and Eklavya Singh from Uttar Pradesh secured their spots in the singles quarter-finals by registering victories on the second day of the KSM Yunus AITA Memorial Prize Money Tennis Tournament, at the SDS Tennis Academy here on Wednesday. In the men's singles pre-quarter-finals, Anshuman defeated Vansh Yadav 6-4, 6-4, whereas Eklavya secured a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Rishi Yadav. However, other host players faced defeats in their respective singles matches. In another pre-quarter-final encounter, top seed Atharva Sharma of Maharashtra defeated Vansh Bisht of Delhi in a match that went to a tie-break, winning 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(10). Additionally, second seeded Sarthak Soodan of Delhi defeated Aditya Kothari 6-3, 6-1, while fourth seeded Mukil Ramanan of Tamil Nadu defeated Vaibhav Singh of Bihar 6-3, 6-3. Furthermore, qualifier Sunil Kumar of Haryana defeated Arun Kumar Kaushik of Kerala 6-1, 6-1, qualifier Amit of Rajasthan defeated Parth R Patil of Maharashtra 6-4, 6-3, and Harsh Malik of Haryana defeated Aditya Kumar of West Bengal 1-6, 6-1, 6-0. On the other hand, several thrilling matches were played in the men's doubles pre-quarter-finals. Arun Kumar Kaushik and Yasharth Chadha defeated Shobhit Tandon and Saurabh Kumar Singh 6-1, 3-6, 14-12 in a super tiebreak. Rajeshwar and Panshul Oboveja defeated Vansh Yadav and Rishi Yadav 0-6, 6-4, 10-3 in a thrilling encounter that went down to a super tiebreak. Concurrently, Atharva Sharma and Anoop Mahadev secured a spot in the final eight by defeating Amit and Parth R. Patil 7-6 (3), 7-5 in a tiebreak. In a semi-final match played in the men's singles 30+ age category of 'The Friends Cup' ITF M 100 Tennis Tournament, top-seeded Nirbhay Singh Soin delivered a stellar performance, defeating Abhishek Yadav 6-4, 7-5, and 10-6 to secure a spot in the final, at the Vijayantkhand Stadium on Wednesday. Throughout the match, both players displayed high-caliber tennis, keeping the spectators enthralled until the very end. Notably, during the tie-break, Soin adopted an aggressive strategy to establish a decisive lead and seal the victory. In the quarterfinal match of the 45+ men's doubles category, the fourth-seeded pair led by Hrydesh Pal defeated their opponents 6-4, 6-2. A major upset occurred in another semi-final match within the 60+ men's doubles category, as the unseeded pair of Ajit Kumar Dubey and Naveen Charan defeated the top-seeded pair of Anil Kumar and Laxman Singh in straight sets, thereby entering the final. The duo of Ajit Kumar Dubey and Naveen Charan displayed excellent coordination and aggressive gameplay throughout the entire match. They stunned the spectators by defeating their experienced opponents with a score of 6-4, 6-3. Uttar Pradesh's Hamdan, Arnav Srivastava, Yuvraj Singh, and Pavit Singh secured spots in the quarter-finals of the AITA Championship Series Under-14 Boys' and Girls' Tennis Tournament with victories in the boys singles category. UP's Anika Srivastava, Anvesha Singh, Siya Singh, and Arika Singh advanced to the quarter-finals of the girls' singles event, at the KD Singh 'Babu' Stadium....