Prerna Bhambri, Fatma in title clash

Hyderabad: Eighth seed Prerna Bhambri ousted third seed Rishika Sunkara in the semifinals to set up a title clash with her doubles partner and top seeded Fatma Al Nabhani of Oman in the Phoenix Live ITF $10,000 Woman Championship being conducted by DRC Foundation at Leonia Holistic Destination in Shamirpet on Friday. Prerna had an easy outing against Rishika whom she conquered in straight sets at 6-3, 6-4, while Fatma defeated unseeded Prathana Thombre 6-2, 6-3.

Results (India wherever not mentioned)-Singles: Semifinals: 1-Fatma Al Nabhani (Oman) bt Prarthana Thombre 6-2, 6-3; 8-Prerna Bhambri bt 3-Rishika Sunkara 6-3, 6-4; Doubles-Quarterfinals: 1-Sharmada Baluu/Prarthana Thombre bt Amritha Mukherjee/Sneha Padamata 6-1, 6-0; Natasha Palha/Snehadevi Reddy bt Ashmitha Eshwaramurthi/ Angelique Svinos (AUS) 1-6, 6-2, 10-4; 3-Rushmi Chakravarthi/ Nidhi Chilumula bt Sowjanya Bavisetti/Rishika Sunkara 7-5,1 -0 (Retd); 2-Fatma Al Nabhani (OMN)/Prerna Bhambri bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi/Eetee Mehta 6-4,6-2.