Ahmedabad, June 7, 2025: After two weeks of intense competition, two teams — U Mumba TT and Kolkata ThunderBlades — will battle for the Dream UTT Juniors trophy at the EKA Arena on Sunday, June 8. Prateek Tulsani and Ananya Muralidharan, representing the team from Mumbai, will take on Ritvik Gupta and Swara Karmakar from the Kolkata franchise.
In the first semi-final, U Mumba TT emerged victorious over the Jaipur Patriots despite an early setback when Trishul Surapureddy beat Prateek 2-1 in the boys singles. However, Prateek and Ananya pulled it back in the mixed doubles when they beat Trishul and his teammate Shreya Dhar 3-0. In the girls singles, Ananya managed to secure a win in her first set against Shreya, securing a place in the final for U Mumba TT.
In the second semi-final, the Kolkata ThunderBlades were triumphant over the Dempo Goa Challengers. It was a closely-fought match from the get-go, with Ritvik edging past Sahil Rawat 2-1. The mixed doubles saw the Goa team pull one back with a 2-1 victory led by Sahil and Aarya Redkar, but a straight-sets win by Swara Karmakar over Aarya in the girls singles ensured their team reached five points and secured a place in the final.
