Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 2, 2026: Second seed Zeel Desai, Wildcard Madhurima Sawant and unseeded Jennifer Luikham entered the Singles Quarter-finals at the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women’s ITF Tennis Tournament organized by EMMTC in association with Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) gets underway at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC) at Divisional Sports Complex Chh. Sambhajinagar.
Wildcard Madhurima Sawant edged past Yashaswini Panwar 6-3, 7-6(1) in a closely fought encounter between wildcards, Jennifer Luikham delivered a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory, stopping the winning run of Sonal Patil in a battle of Indians .
Top seed Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan registered a commanding 6-4, 6-0 win over India’s Saumya Ronde to move into the quarterfinals. Second seed Zeel Desai continued her fine form with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 victory against Amodini Naik.
Sixth seed Ksenia Laskutova also advanced after defeating Harshini N Nagaraj 6-1, 7-5, while fourth seed Elina Nepliy cruised past Sevil Yuldasheva of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-2. Seventh seed Elena Jamshidi from Denmark was tested but prevailed 6-4, 7-5 against Sandeepti Singh Rao.
The biggest upset of the day came from Tea Kovacevic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), who stunned third seed Ekaterina Yashina in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.
In the doubles, the top-seeded pair of Zhibek Kulambayeva and Ekaterina Yashina advanced to the next round. Third seeds Anastasiya Kuparev (Germany) and Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzbekistan) also progressed, as did the Indian duo of Saumya Ronde and Chevika Reddy Sama, who defeated Yashaswini Panwar and Saumya Vig 6-4, 6-4.
Second seeds Soha Sadiq and Madhurima Sawant were impressive, registering a 6-4, 6-0 win over Diva Bhatia and Jennifer Luikham.
Results:
Second Round: Main Draw: Singles:
Ksenia Laskutova [6] bt Harshini N Nagaraj (Ind) 6-1, 7-5;
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) [1] bt Saumya Ronde (Ind) 6-4, 6-0;
Madhurima Sawant (Ind) bt (WC)Yashaswini Panwar (Ind) 6-3, 7-6(1); (1hour 15minutes)
Jennifer Luikham (Ind) bt Sonal Patil (Ind)6-1, 6-2; (1hour 15minutes)
Zeel Desai (Ind) [2] bt Amodini Naik (Ind)6-2, 6-0; (1hour 5minutes)
Elina Nepliy[4] bt Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) 6-1, 6-2;
Elena Jamshidi (Den) [7] bt Sandeepti Singh Rao (Ind) 6-4, 7-5;
Tea Kovacevic (Bih) bt Ekaterina Yashina [3] 6-3, 6-0;
Doubles QF:
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) / Ekaterina Yashina [1] bt Melissa Boyden (Gbr) / Elsa Wan (Mas) 6-1, 6-3;
Anastasiya Kuparev (Ger) [3] / Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) bt Aishwarya Jadhav (Ind) / Aakruti Sonkusare (Ind) 1-6, 6-3, [10-5]
Saumya Ronde (Ind) / Chevika Reddy Sama (Ind) bt Yashaswini Panwar (Ind) / Saumya Vig (Ind) 6-4, 6-4;
Soha Sadiq (Ind) [2] / Madhurima Sawant (Ind) bt Diva Bhatia / Jennifer Luikham(Ind) 6-4, 6-0.