Orleans (France), March 19 India's Tanvi Sharma and the men's doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun delivered strong performances to advance to the quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters here on Thursday.
World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi, who registered a notable win over second seed Supanida Katethong of Thailand on Day 1, defeated fellow emerging youngster Anmol Kharb in straight games, 21-14, 21-17 in their round of 16 clash.
In men's doubles, Hariharan and Arjun secured a convincing victory over Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle. The Indian pair edged a closely fought opening game 26-24 before dominating the second 21-14, sealing the match in 35 minutes to enter the quarterfinals.