Arnav Paparkar pulled India out of trouble in partnership with Aditya Mor as the host qualified for the quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over Jordan in the Asia-Oceania World Junior Tennis under-14 boys tournament at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Jordan did well to win the second singles through Malek El-Qurneh after Arnav had won the first singles. In the decisive doubles, the Indian boys fought bravely to beat the Jordan pair 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n
India finished second in the group behind Japan. Thus, for the quarterfinals, India drew Group-A topper Korea which beatAustralia 2-1, thanks to the efficiency of Cho Se Hyuk who won his singles and doubles matches.<\/p>\n
With the top four teams qualifying for the World Group competition scheduled later in the season in Europe, the teams will be at their competitive best in the knock-outs on Thursday.<\/p>\n
In the other quarterfinals, Kazakhstan will play Hong Kong, Australia will be challenged by Thailand, and Japan will face Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The results (league):<\/p>\n
Group-A: Korea bt Australia 2-1; Lebanon bt Syria 2-1.<\/p>\n
Group-B:India bt Jordan 2-1 (Arnav Paparkar bt Amir Jaber 6-0, 6-2; Tanussh Ghildyal lost to Malek El-Qurneh 4-6, 2-6; Aditya Mor & Arnav bt El-Qurneh & Jaber 6-3, 6-4); Japan bt Uzbekistan 3-0. <\/p>\n
Group-C: Thailand bt Iran 2-1; Hong Kong bt Malaysia 3-0.<\/p>\n
Group-D: Indonesia bt Sri Lanka 3-0; Kazakhstan bt Pakistan 3-0.<\/p>\n
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