Zeel Desai continues her achievement streak by defeating Mahak Jain in finals of 29th Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis Championship (Grade 1) held in Malaysia between 14 March – 19 March 2017. This victory comes right after winning the International Tennis Federation women singles title held at Gwalior recently.
Fifth seed Zeel Desai continued her rise in the tennis world by defeating her compatriot ninth seed Mahak Jain in straight sets of 6/3 6/2.
Quarterfinals
Zeel DESAI (IND) [5] 6-3 6-2 Sohyun PARK (KOR)
Semifinal
Zeel DESAI (IND) [5] 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3 Naho SATO (JPN) [13]
Final
Zeel DESAI (IND) [5] 6-3 6-2 Mahak JAIN (IND) [9]
Ahmedabad Racquet Academy, where Zeel has been training since last 5 years, feel proud of her victory but are not surprised by it.
” We know her potential and know that Zeel is going to achieve much more in coming days. This victory fills us with pride but we know there is a long way ahead of her and bigger victories in her future.”