As Hitaashee shot 2-under 70, she was followed by amateur Lavanya Gupta and Pranavi Urs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The top three had one double bogey each on a day when rain kept hindering play and made scoring difficult.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hitaashee, who has two wins this season and leads the Hero Order of Merit, is one shot clear of amateur Lavanya and Vidhatri, who is looking for a fourth win in a row. Both Lavanya and Vidhatri carded one-under 71, as only five players shot even par or better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Experienced Vani Kapoor and another amateur Keerthana Rajeev were tied for fourth place at even par 72.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hitaashee birdied second, fifth, sixth and ninth to turn in 4-under 32. On the back nine she was hit by a double bogey on the 10th and a bogey on the 11th, but she stabilised with a series of pars and picked a late birdie on the Par-3 16th for a day\u2019s card of 70.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lavanya had five birdies against two bogeys and a double bogey while Vidhatri also had five birdies against two bogeys and a double bogey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vani Kapoor had birdies on first and fifth and bogeys on sixth and 10th and parred the rest for 72.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Keerthana was going great at 3-under through seven but a double bogey on par-5 eighth pulled her back. She recovered with birdies on the 10th and the 11th. Once again from 3-under, she dropped shots on 12th, 14th and the 18th and slipped to even par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Four players including Sneha Singh and Gaurika Bishnoi besides Kriti Chowhan and amateur Janneya Dasannjee were tied for sixth place at one-over 73. Shweta Mansingh and Anvvi Dahhiya were tied for 10th place at 3-over 75 each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Keerthana was going great at 3-under through seven but a double bogey on par-5 eighth pulled her back. She recovered with birdies on the 10th and the 11th. Once again from 3-under, she dropped shots on 12th, 14th and the 18th and slipped to even par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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