Young Tennis Stars Shine at Fenesta Open Nationals

In the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, Tamil Nadu's D Vinayagamurthy and Maharashtra's Samarth Sahita advanced to the third round in their respective under-16 categories. Vinayagamurthy defeated the second seed in a major upset, while Sahita and top seed Prateek Sheoran registered comprehensive victories.

The Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship witnessed thrilling performances on Tuesday, as athletes from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra took center stage.

D Vinayagamurthy of Tamil Nadu created a stir in the under-16 girls' category by defeating second seed Ranjhana Sangram with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 win. Her next challenge comes against 16th seed Prachi Malik.

Samarth Sahita also made waves in the boys' under-16 category, defeating Neel Kelkar with a 6-2, 6-4 victory. Top seed Prateek Sheoran continued his dominant run, overpowering Abhivadya Mishra 6-0, 6-0. In the under-14 girls' battles, Parthasarthi Mundhe and Aahan advanced comfortably.

(With inputs from agencies.)