Gurgaon based 14 year old tennis prodigy Jennifer Luikham has created quite a stir by winning the finals of both Girls Singles and Doubles at the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Grade 5 event held during April 21st to 26th 2014 at Indore.
In the single’s final held on April 26th at Indore Tennis Club, Jennifer defeated tournament seed 4 Zeel Desai of Gujarat in 3 sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 to clinch her first ITF Junior’s single title
In doubles final held on April 25th, Jennifer with her partner Mihika Yadav of Maharashtra defeated Isa Budwal and Maulika Ram in straight sets 6-2 6-2. This is also Jennifer’s first doubles ITF junior title.
Jennifer had last reached finals of both in singles and double at ITF Juniors Grade 5 at Guwahati in November 2013 eventually to become runner’s up in both events.
In doubles final held on April 25th, Jennifer with her partner Mihika Yadav of Maharashtra defeated Isa Budwal and Maulika Ram in straight sets 6-2 6-2. This is also Jennifer’s first doubles ITF junior title.
Jennifer had last reached finals of both in singles and double at ITF Juniors Grade 5 at Guwahati in November 2013 eventually to become runner’s up in both events.
Jennifer will be awarded 30 points each for Singles and Doubles and her ITF Junior ranking in Girls Singles is likely to climb to about 500 worldwide. Jennifer is the first girl from Haryana to have won ITF Junior title in recent years. Jennifer trains at Siri Fort High Performance Center of Team Tennis under renowned tennis coach Aditya Sachedva.