Kanika Vaidya thread

[PKBasu]

Kanika's Columbia team seems to be having a pretty good season (earning their highest-ever national ranking of #37) -- with Kanika herself at the forefront. She is currently ranked #57 nationally in singles and #32 in doubles, according to this write-up:

http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArti ... EM_ID=9600

[PKBasu]

Update on Kanika's pro tournaments during her semester away from Columbia this fall:

http://columbiaspectator.com/sports/201 ... ter-abroad

[sameerph]

Good to hear that Kanika has made a decision to persue pro tennis tour post her college career which should get over this May. By playing those 9 tournaments on pro tour in fall, she has earned a ranking in both singles and doubles ( 974 & 872). This will enable her to get into 10K level events when she gets back to pro tour after May.

[PKBasu]

College #52 Kanika Vaidya had the biggest win of her college career probably, as she beat #6 Stephanie Wagner of UMiami 62 64. Her team (ranked 38) still lost 1-6 to #9 Miami, but Kanika seems to be in great form.

[sameerph]

Kanika is now ranked 26th in the ITA singles ranking as on 22nd March, 2016. I hope she continues that progress and ends up in top 10 which would be a nice end to her college tennis career and good note to start her pro career.

She is the only Indian to be ranked in womens singles . A couple of Indians are ranked in womens doubles - Rutuja Bhosale (44) and Shweta Sangwan who in her freshman year(35) . A bit disappointed by Rutuja's lack of progress in singles.

[sameerph]

Kanika played in the Japan futures this week but lost in first round against top seed.

At $10K ITF Women, Kyoto, Japan

[R1] Kanika VAIDYA (IND,946) l. (1) Michika OZEKI (JPN,550) 16 46

Incidentaly, Kanika was the only non-Japanese in the main draw here. All other 31 players were from Japan. And to make it worse she drew the top seed.

[vishalg]

She is playing at $25,000 Tweed Heads this week.
Won the first qualifying round against Mary Ann LIU (AUS).
Q1- Kanika VAIDYA (IND) [4] 6-1 6-0 Mary Ann LIU (AUS)
She will play another unranked player in final qualifying round tomorrow.
FQ- Kanika VAIDYA [4] Vs Aleksa CVETICANIN(NR)

[suresh]

Kanika qualifies with an easy win.

[FQ] (4) Kanika VAIDYA d Aleksa CVETICANIN (AUS, NR) 6-4 6-1

[sameerph]

Kanika has a tough first round match-up.

At $25K ITF Women, Tweed Heads, Australia

[R1] (Q) Kanika VAIDYA (IND,994) vs. (6) Olivia ROGOWSKA (AUS,398)

She had a pretty good upset win in doubles.

[R1] Abigail TERE-APISAH (PNG) / Kanika VAIDYA (IND) 6-3 6-2 Alison BAI (AUS) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [2]

[PKBasu]

[R1] Q-Kanika VAIDYA (IND,994) l. (6) Olivia ROGOWSKA (AUS,398) 26 06

Her doubles partner upset the singles second seed this morning, so she is obviously talented.

[Abish arul]

[R1] Q-Kanika VAIDYA (IND,994) l. (6) Olivia ROGOWSKA (AUS,398) 26 06

Her doubles partner upset the singles second seed this morning, so she is obviously talented.

nope her doubles partner too lost

[PKBasu]

Yes, I seem to have misread that (or perhaps the website changed the result later ). She seems to have lost a close 3-setter.

[sameerph]

Kanika is playing in Indonesia for the next couple of weeks and has reached the QF in first week.

At $10K ITF Women, Tarakan, Indonesia

[R1] (5) Kanika VAIDYA (IND,975) bye

[R2] (5) Kanika VAIDYA (IND,975) d. Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI (IND,NR) 64 63

Next,

[QF] (5) Kanika VAIDYA (IND,975) vs. Ran MENG (CHN,NR)

[PKBasu]

That looks like a very poor-quality draw in Indonesia. Good to see Kanika capitalising, although it's amazing that she could reach the SF without playing a ranked player!

[vatsal323]

At $10K ITF Women, Tarakan, Indonesia


[QF] (5) Kanika VAIDYA (IND,975) beat Ran MENG (CHN,NR) 6-4 7-5