Chennai: Top seed Divesh Gahlot battled from sunlight to floodlight and eventually overcame Sammr Raina 7-5, 7-5 in the under-16 first round of the Fenesta Open Junior National Tennis Championship on Monday.
“I played last week here and it was bad week. I am looking forward to this week as the Fenesta Open is like a dream for players of my generation. I hope to play my best,” said Divesh.
In the under-14 boys’ event, top seed Udit Gogoi roared past Rohan Aggarwal 6-1, 6-0. “I played a great match. Being the top seed I would like to play more, win more matches and give my best in the under 14 and 16 category,” said Udit.
Among the girls under-14, Pavitra Parikh from Gujarat was in sublime form as she beat Chandini Srinivasan 6-0, 6-1.
RESULTS
BOYS UNDER 16 SINGLES
Divesh Gehlot (Seed 1) bt Sammr Raina 7-5,7-5, Naresh Badgujar(HR) bt Vansh Yadav(UP) 6-0,6-0m, Kanishk Pal bt Sarabhjot Singh (PB ) 6-0,6-1
GIRLS UNDER 16 SINGLES
Veda Raju Prapurna(TS) bt Sweta Samantha(WB) 7-6(6),6-3, Priyanshi sankesh Bhani(GJ) bt Krishti Boro(AS) 6-3,6-0, Ameek Batth(OD) bt Abhaya Vemuri(TS) 6-3,6-2, Rajesh Bhoyar(MH) bt Muskan Dahiya(HR) 7-5,6-4, Ishita Singh(HR) bt Imran Pritam(PB )6-4,6-, Divya Bhardwaj (GJ) bt Shatavisa Ghosh(WB ) 6-3,6-2, Ishika Chakma(AS) bt Lagan Bidhan(HR) 6-3,1-6,7-6, Poorvi Bhat (UP) bt Saniya Masand(KA) 2-6,61,6-0, Shreya Chakraborty (WB) bt Ishita Jadhav(MH) 6-4,6-4,Pari Singh (HR) bt Shrichandra Tentu(TN) 6-1,6-1
BOYS UNDER 14 SINGLES
Udit Gogoi (AS) bt Rohan Agarwal (WB) 6-1,6-0, Aman Dahiya (HR) bt Arunava Majumdar(WB) 6-1,6-2, Chirag Duhan (HR) bt Anchit Gogoi(AS) 6-2,6-0, Aayush Bhat (KA) bt Dhananjay Athreya (TN) 6-0,6-0, Vishesh Jagnish Patel bt Arjun Premkumar (KA) 6-0,6-3, Ajay Singh (seed 8) (HR) bt Yahwardhan Singh (DL) 6-4,6-1, Arjun Gohad (MH) bt Siddharth Tripathi (TS) 6-2,6-0; Mohit Rohit Lotlikar(KA) bt Vansh Nandal(HR) 6-0,6-3;Andy Thaosen (AS)bt Amit kumar(UP) 6-4,6-4;Yuvan Nandal (HR) bt Rushil Khosla(UP) 6-2,6-2; Bushan Haobam(MN) bt Adyatan Dagar(DL) 6-2,6-2; Sukhpreet Jhoje (PB ) bt Abhay Chhabra (DL) 6-1,6-1; Pragatesh Shivashankar (TN) bt Pranav Heggere (KA) 6-3,6-0; Jigashman Hazarika (AS) bt Aditya Chauhan (CH) 6-1,7-5;Dhanush N Patel (GJ) btAryan singh(GJ) 6-2,6-2;Harsh Fogaat (DL) bt Abhay(R)6-1,5-7,6-2;Dasha A Agarwal(MH) bt Devaharshi Neelam(TS) 6-2,6-1;Ananth Muni(AP) bt Navya Verma (PB ) 6-1,6-3; Eric Nithlan (KA) bt Anargha Ganguly (MH) 6-1,6-2;Ninaad Ravi (KA) bt Skandha Rao (KA) 6-2,6-4; Arya Bhattacharya (WB ) bt Aryan Arora (PB) 6-4,6-0; Deep Munim(MP) bt Raghav Harsha (HR) 6-1,6-1; Samar Siddhu (PB) bt Tharakesh Ashokar (TN) 7-5,6-1;Rathi Aditya (HR) bt Tamish Dipak (HR) 6-1,6-2; Shivam Kadam (MH) bt Ashish Kukreja (DL) 6-1,6-1;Ronin Lotlikar (KA) bt Jasmeet Dehan (TS) 6-0,62; Manas Dhamne (MH) bt Varun Dhamne(MH)6-2,6-3;
GIRLS UNDER 14 SINGLES
Pavitra Parikh (GJ) bt Chandini Srinivasan (TS) 6-0,6-1; Neela Kumkum (TS) bt Kashish Bal Bote (MH) 6-3,6-4; Srichandra Tentu (TN) bt Jannat Kaur (DL) 7-5,7-5; Mekhala Manna (WB) bt Abhaya Vemuri (TS) 6-4,6-2;Lakshmi Prabha (TN) bt Nandini Dixit (HR) 7-5,6-4; Kundana Bandaru (TN) bt Harshali Mandavkar (MH) 6-0,6-2; Anjali Rathi (TN) bt Riyah Dugar (TN) 6-3,6-1;Chahana Budhbhatti (TS) bt Rachita Talwar (DL) 2-6,6-2,7-5; Maithili Mothe (MH) bt Amishi Shukla (MP) 6-0,6-2; Suryanshi Tawar (HR) bt Avani Lathwal (HR) 6-0,6-0; Mahi tyagi (DL) bt Urvashi Singh (HR) 6-3,3-6,6-3; Sukhmani Bhandari (DL) bt Sonal Patil (MH) 6-4,7-6(4); Suhittha Maruri (KA) bt Madhurima Swant (MH) 5-7,7-4,6-4; Khushi Kharb (HR) bt Durganshi (DL) 6-4,6-1;Tejasvi Dabas (DL) bt Khushi Sharma (MH) 6-3,6-4; Tanushri Pandey (UP) bt Aarni Reddy (TS) 1-6,7-5,6-3;