Chandigarh, July 31 -- Mahika Khanna (Uttar Pradesh) and top seed Sahira Singh (Punjab) entered the women's singles' semi-finals of the AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship being held at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium, Sector 10.

Mahika upset third seed Jeetesh Kumari (Delhi) 6-2, 6-2 in straight sets. Mahika played solid tennis and attacking game throughout the match with her aggressive ground strokes to beat her opponent in a one sided match. Mahika also reached women's doubles' final alongwith partner Riya Sachdeva (Delhi).

In another quarter final match, Sahira Singh (Punjab) outplayed Jaya Kapoor (Uttarakhand) 6-2, 6-1 easily. 4th seed Riya Sachdeva (Delhi) and second seed Tejasvi Dabas (Delhi) also advanced in...