Chennai :

Ashraya Mahesh (13), a student of Bala Vidya Mandir, Adyar, was among the three finalists chosen for the Young Achiever Award, which is presented to budding talent in various fields such as sports, arts, education, vocation and generic interest, by The Rotary Club of Madras East.

Ashraya represented her school in the CBSE South Zone clusters four times, and won several medals in high jump, long jump, and 200 and 800 metre relays. Ashraya found her passion in tennis and was winner at the CBSE Clusters South Zone and runner up at KTC Tamilnadu Tennis Ranking Tournament held in August this year.

She won the gold at ‘Violet Under 19’ tennis championship and was also a quarter-finalist at the CTC All India Tennis Association Ranking Championship series for both singles and doubles under 14. Vijay Sankar, deputy chairman, Sanmar Group, who was the chief guest, presented the award to Ashraya. Vijay, who is also the vice-president of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association, has been actively involved in Sanmar’s entry into overseas countries in the groups’ core areas of strength.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Express News Service / November 17th, 2014