Kalaburagi, March 5 -- Indian players Vaishnavi Adkar and Ankita Raina produced commanding performances to move into the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the ITF W35 Kalaburagi at the Chandrashekhar Patil Stadium on Thursday.
Third seed Vaishnavi Adkar cruised past Anna Siedysheva with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win. The match began with comfortable service holds from both players before Adkar began to apply pressure with sharp returns in the sixth game to create three break points, Adkar eventually broke after a deuce battle and backed it up with a confident service hold to move 5-2 ahead.
She secured the first set 6-2 with a decisive overhead smash after another tight game. Carrying that momentum into the second set, Adkar broke early a...