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Dalay, Sunkara capture titles at 13th annual Hopkinton Tennis Tournament

by | Sep 14, 2021 | Sports

Raj Motwane

Raj Motwane returns a shot during his advanced men’s singles match at the Hopkinton Tennis Tournament on Saturday. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

The 13th annual Hopkinton Tennis Tournament was held over the weekend at the Hopkinton High School courts.

In the advanced men’s singles division, Ben Daly repeated as champion after rallying in the final to beat Alex Samoiloff, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

In intermediate men’s singles, Ashok Sunkara defeated Karthik Kuppusamy, 6-1, 7-6 to take the title.

The men’s intermediate doubles championship went to Smitesh Jamasandekar and Tamil Devarajan, who won the championship with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Sundar Sivaraman and Sunil Upalekar.

Ellie Winthrop and Su Saari captured the intermediate women’s doubles crown, which was a round-robin format.

In intermediate mixed doubles, Blanca DeLasse and Agustin DeLasse finished first after defeating Robin Logan and Sarbpreet Singh, 6-4, 6-2.

Dan Marques

Dan Marques serves during his first-round march in advanced men’s singles Saturday. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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