Jammu girls win bronze in Jr National Soft Tennis C’ship

Softball Tennis players posing with dignitaries.
Softball Tennis players posing with dignitaries.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 23: Sidhani Singh of Jammu along with Shreemai Bhat clinched bronze medal in the doubles of 18th Junior National Soft Tennis Championship played at Tennis Complex, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Sidhani Singh and Shreemai Bhat won by 3-0 defeating the rivals in the tourney held in Andhra Pradesh. The duo defeated Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the earlier events thus qualifying for the medal. Hailing the scintillating win, the Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Soft Tennis Association described the performance of Sidhani Singh as yet another feat registered by the talented sportsperson from the region at the national level.
Incharge General Secretary, JKASTA, Asif Altaf said their win has come as a big morale booster for the budding players of Jammu who will be inspired by their performance to give their best in the chosen discipline of sports. This will motivate the youngsters towards soft tennis and imbibe in them the spirit of competition in true ethos of sportsmanship, he added.
Both these winning players along with others sportspersons are being trained by International player and Coach, Indu Bhushan Padha, at the Soft Tennis Khello Center, M A Stadium.