Pariyar easily took the first set 6-0 and won the next 6-2 to register an easy victory. Winner Pariyar bagged a purse of Rs 20,000 and runner-up Khatri received Rs 10,000 along with trophies and certificates. [break]The losing semifinalists -- Chhewang Lama and Kamal Bhandari -- received Rs 4,000 each while the four losing quarterfinalists got Rs 2,500 each.
Sri Ram Thapa took home the title of veterans´ singles above-35 years age category defeating Rajesh Chhetri in super tie-breaker. Thapa lost the first set 2-6 but won the second 6-4 to take the match to tie-breaker. He then defeated Chhetri 10-7 in the tie-breaker to lift the title. Thapa bagged Rs 10,000 while runner-up Chhetri received Rs 6,000.
In the veterans´ doubles above-35 years category, Sri Ram Magar and Manoj Rana´s pair defeated Kama Bhandari and Mahesh Shrestha´s pair 6-4, 6-4 in the final. The winning pair received Rs 10,000 while the runner-up pair got Rs 6,000.
Krishnaraj Ghale emerged champion in the veterans men´s singles above-45 years category. Ghale eased past Pratap Moktan 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets. In the men´s doubles of the same age category, Ghale and Suwarna Dhakhwa´s pair secured first position defeating the pair of Dinesh Tuladhar and Chandra Shahi 6-4, 6-4.
Darjeeling´s Deunav Lama won the title in veterans´ singles above-55 years category. Lama saw off Deepak Shrestha 6-2, 6-2 in the final.
Citizens Bank President Pradeep Jang Pandey, CEO Rajan Singh Bhandari, Armed Police Force AIG Durja Kumar Rai, Singh Bahadur Basnet, among others, gave away the awards to the winners. The event was organized by Dasharath Stadium Tennis Complex Management Committee under the aegis of Nepal Lawn Tennis Association and was sponsored by Citizens Bank.
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