Margao, February 17 – Margao-based tennis veteran Nishad Shevde stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Baale BPS Open 2025 tennis tournament defeating Sujit Sahoo in a one-sided pre-quarterfinal match in the open men’s singles category, held at the iconic B.P.S. Sports Club courts in Margao.
Shevde, a runner-up in the tournament’s maiden edition last year, trounced Sujit 6-0, while Akhil Shirwaikar defeated Dmitry Smirnov 6-4 in another pre-quarterfinal encounter 6-4.
The second edition of the Baale BPS Open 2025, supported by the Goa State Tennis Association and the Baale Resort Goa, is currently underway at the B.P.S Sports Club, Margao. The tournament has received more than 200 registrations for participation.
In the tournament’s other matches in the 55+ men’s singles category, Manoj P easily overcame a challenge from Aman Prabhu Gaonkar 6-1, while Jude Cardozo made light work of his opponent Ashok Kumar Borkar 6-0 to reach the semifinals. In other matches in the same category, Noel Noronha defeated Artemio 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.
In the 45+ men’s singles category, Manoj P and Sandeep Menon did not break a sweat in their respective matches against Brian Fernandes and Anup Sardesai 6-0, while Caetano Fernandes defeated Naveen Cardoza 6-1.
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