Indian sports wrap, October 14: Top seeds stumble as Ribhav Saroha, Aarav Challani reach quarterfinals
Harsh Marwaha beat second seed Lakshya Chukka in the U-16 boys event to reach the next round. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Harsh Marwaha beat second seed Lakshya Chukka in the U-16 boys event to reach the next round. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
TENNIS
Fenesta Open 2026: Chukka, Siwach, Sathesh and Gahlot suffer upsets in junior singles
Several seeded players suffered early exits at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Wednesday, while Ribhav Saroha and Aarav Challani progressed to the quarterfinals.
In the boys’ under-16 event, second seed Lakshya Chukka lost 2-6, 4-6 to Haryana’s Harsh Marwaha, while third seed Paranjay Siwach went down 4-6, 4-6 to West Bengal’s 12th seed Monodip Dey.
Top seed Saroha, who won the boys’ under-18 title last week, continued his bid for another crown with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over 13th seed Gyansh Manchanda. He will next face P. Nallagundla, who defeated 16th seed Anay Pandey 6-1, 6-2.
Marwaha, meanwhile, will take on his doubles partner Vivaan Mirdha in the last eight.
In the girls’ under-16 competition, Karnataka’s Pooja Nagaraj stunned second seed Tanusshri Sathesh 7-5, 6-1, a day after top seed Deepthi Venkatesan was eliminated. Third seed Aaradhya Meena, fifth seed Akshita Anthil and seventh seed Ranjahna Sangram also advanced.
The girls’ under-14 draw saw top seed Sarena Gahlot lose 4-6, 6-7 (3-7) to Maharashtra’s Rishita Yadav. Fourth seed P. Vattaprambil also exited, while second seed Siddhi Pandey and third seed Zoha Qureshi progressed.
In the boys’ under-14 category, top seed Aarav Challani defeated 13th seed Jegan Senthil 6-1, 6-2, with the top five seeds advancing to the quarterfinals.
Published on Oct 14, 2026
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