Lakhani eases through second round of ITF

Lakhani eases through second round of ITFThe third seeded Indian Isha Lakhani has entered into the second round of women's International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament with prize money of $10,000 after defeating her wildcard compatriot Shweta Rana 6-4, 6-2 at the DLTA complex in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Isha will now lock horns with Indian qualifier Sheethal Goutham in the second round. Sheethal ousted another Indian qualifier Aishwarya Agrawal 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 in her first round match.

The top seeded Emili Webley-Smith of Britain also won her match against Indian qualifier Abhilasha Ahuja 6-0, 6-2 to move to next round. The fourth seeded Rushmi Chakravarthi pulled herself out of the match after trailing by 2-5 in the first set against Parul Goswami. Parul will now play against qualifier Ankita Raina in second round.

The fifth seeded Sanaa Bhambri outclassed Armenian Ani Amiraghyan 6-0, 7-6 (3) to set up clash with Thai Chutharat Rungtein in the second round.