Bengaluru, Aug 29: Karnataka’s young brigade made its presence felt as the KSLTA World Tennis Junior J30 Bengaluru got underway with the first round of qualifying at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium here on Saturday.

Bengaluru lass and girls’ top seed Riya Gangamma Pudiyokkada lead the charge as she opened her campaign with a confident 6-4, 7-5 victory over Australia’s Sara Patil. Pooja Nagaraj ousted sixth Heera Niharika V in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Avni Punaganti led Anasuya Hari Shastri 6-0, 4-0 when rain interrupted play, while Veena Sivaraman went down to No. 3 seed Nalyaazhini Krishnaprabhu 1-6, 0-6.

In the boys’ section, Sidhant Wodeyar staged a spirited comeback to defeat Abhiram Maurya Maturi 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-3, while Arjun Soori Puttegowda advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Aarav Galwa. Jeevith Sathish fought hard before narrowly losing to Nikunj Khurana 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.

The opening day also produced a number of upsets, with Raghav Sarode knocking out No. 5 seed Kabir Parmar 6-4, 6-1, while Rishi Yadav stunned No. 3 seed Madhav Dadhich 6-3, 6-2. Mahijeet Pradhan added another major upset, defeating No. 4 seed Jagruth Kasireddy 6-2, 6-2 in the boys category.

In the girls section, Saanvi Mohan produced a notable upset, recovering from a first-set bagel to defeat No. 5 seed Rishita Patil 0-6, 6-1, 10-6. Avipsha Dehury also survived a dramatic contest against USA’s Khushi Budhya, winning 2-6, 6-1, 13-11.

Results (All Indians unless mentioned in brackets)

Boys Qualifying Round-1

1-Neel Kelkar bt Siddharth Jeebu 6-1, 7-5;
Sidhant Wodeyar bt Abhiram Maurya Maturi 2-6, 7-6 (5), 10-3;
Shreyas Narendran (USA) bt Darsh Khedekar 4-6, 6-3, 10-8;
6-Prabshsifat Singh bt Bhavya Porwal 6-1, 6-3;
2-Daksh Deepak Patil bt Chandra Siddharth Kopparapu 7-6 (5); 4-6, 10-4;
Pradyumna Tatachar bt Rhunmaan M Mahesh S 6-2, 6-3;
Arjun Manikandan bt Neel Bhardwaj 6-2, 0-6, 10-7;
Raghav Sarode bt 5-Kabir Parmar 6-4, 6-1;
Rishi Yadav bt 3-Madhav Dadhich 6-3, 6-2;
Rudra Batham bt Vishnurajan Nagarajan 6-2, 6-2
Arjun Soori Puttegowda bt Aarav Galwa 6-4, 7-5;
7-Atharva Sriramoju bt Darsheel Shrestha (NEP) 6-4, 6-2;
Mahijeet Pradhan bt 4-Jagruth Kasireddy 6-2, 6-2;
8-Arya RC Thirumurthi (USA) bt Atharva Shukla 6-1, 6-1;
Nikunj Khurana bt Jeevith Sathish 6-4, 4-6, 10-8;
Neil Ambekar bt Rudransh Raj Srivastav  6-3, 6-2;

Girls

1-Riya Gangamma Pudiyokkada bt Sara Patil (AUS) 6-4, 7-5;
Jemima Rebecca Christine John  bt Indusha Nimmakayala 6-3, 6-1;
Avipsha Dehury bt Khushi Budhya (USA) 2-6, 6-1, 13-11;
P Sai Sanjana Reddy Polakalabt Kiah Patel 6-1, 6-3;
Sanidhya Karantoth bt Avyaktha Rayavarapu (USA)  6-3, 7-5;
Harsha Deshpande bt Preethi Premkumar 6-2, 6-2;
Sajhi Jain bt Pakhi Bisht 6-1, 6-0;
3-Nalyaazhini Krishnaprabhu  bt Veena Sivaraman 6-1, 6-0;
Krishika Gautam bt Saanvi Ravikant Raju 6-3, 6-2;
Arya Rajesh Patil (AUS) bt Akshaya Reddy Motati 6-2, 6-1;
Saanvi Mohan bt 5-Rishita Patil 0-6, 6-1, 10-6;
Pooja Nagaraj bt 6-Heera Niharika V 6-1, 6-1;
4-Isha Sharma Vs. Samradnyee Dalvi 0-1(halted due to rain);
Keya Patel  Vs. Ayushi Megchiani (USA) 4-5 (halted due to rain);
Avni Punaganti Vs. Anasuya Hari Shastri 6-0, 4-0 (halted due to rain).