Pune, April 22, 2026: Indian juniors Arnav Paparkar, Samarth Sahita, Tavish Pahwa, Jensi Kanabar and Diya Ramesh entered the boys and girls quarterfinals at the MSLTA Deccan Gymkhana Asia Oceania B1 Junior Tennis Championships organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association and Deccan Gymkhana in association with PYC Hindu Gymkhana, played on the Deccan Gymkhana tennis courts.
In the second round played today, second-seeded Arnav Paparkar outpaced Indonesia’s Rafalentino Ali Da Costa 6-2, 6-2, while Samarth Sahita was given a fight by Japan’s Eito Komada before Sahita prevailed 6-2, 7-5.
Another Indian boy Tavish Pahwa created an upset, defeating eighth seed Nikolas Baker of Australia 6-2, 7-6(8) to also make the last eight stage.
In the girls’ section, talented Jensi Kanabar outplayed her compatriot Deepshika Vinayagamurthy 6-3, 6-0 to make the last eight, while seventh seed Diya Ramesh scored a 6-4, 6-2 win against Japan’s Lisa Anzai to make the quarterfinal.
In a match of Indian interest, Kazakhstan’s Eva Korysheva proved too strong for local wildcard Parthsarthi Mundhe, securing a 6-4, 6-3 win to make it to the last eight. In the biggest upset, unseeded Mai Sasaki upset top-seeded Riyo Yoshida 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in an all-Japanese contest.
Results:
Main Draw Second Round:
Boys:
Arnav Paparkar [2] (IND) bt Rafalentino Ali Da Costa (INA) 6-2, 6-2;
Samarth Sahita (IND) bt Eito Komada (JPN) 6-2, 7-5;
Jake Dembo [4] (AUS) bt Yoshihiro Sakurai (JPN) 6-2, 6-4;
Min Hyuk Cho [5] (KOR) bt Cody Atkinson (NZL) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3;
Hyu Kawanishi [1] (JPN) bt Hruthik Katakam (IND) 6-3, 6-4;
Junseo Jang (KOR) bt Riku Nakamoto (JPN) 6-3, 6-4;
Tavish Pahwa (IND) bt Nikolas Baker [8] (AUS) 6-2, 7-6(8);
Seung-Min Oh (KOR) bt Ymerali Ibraimi [7] (AUS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Girls:
Eva Korysheva (KAZ) bt Parthsarthi Mundhe (IND) 6-4, 6-3;
Yui Komada (JPN) bt Snigdha Kanta (IND) 6-3, 6-3;
Misaki Sekido (JPN) bt Mailuodi Lei [2] (CHN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4;
Adiya Omarbek (KAZ) bt Riho Goto (JPN) 7-5, 6-4;
Jensi Kanabar (IND) bt Deepshika Vinayagamurthy (IND) 6-3, 6-0;
Mai Sasaki (JPN) bt Riyo Yoshida [1] (JPN) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1;
Diya Ramesh [7] (IND) bt Lisa Anzai (JPN) 6-4, 6-2;
Siyoen Sim [4] (KOR) bt Miyu Nishiwaki (JPN) 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles Quarter-final:
Boys:
Kunanan Pantaratorn (THA) / Arnav Paparkar (IND) [1] bt Sungmin Lee (KOR) / Seung-Min Oh (KOR) 6-4, 6-2;
Rafalentino Ali Da Costa (INA) / Raphael Savell (AUS) bt Roger Koike (JPN) / Mao Tazuru (JPN) 1-6, 6-2, 10-7;
Hyu Kawanishi [2] (JPN) / Eito Komada (JPN) bt Nikolas Baker (AUS) / Ymerali Ibraimi (AUS) 6-4, 2-6, 10-2;
Cody Atkinson (NZL) / Jake Dembo [3] (AUS) bt Riku Nakamoto / Yoshihiro Sakurai (JPN) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
Girls:
Azuma Kae / Nanayo Wada (JPN) bt Savitha Bhuvaneswaran / Misaki Yamagishi (IND) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4.
