Boys U-16 top seed Ribhav Saroha and Boys U-14 top seed Aarav Challani advance to quarterfinals

New Delhi, October 14, 2026: Wednesday proved a tough day for the top seeds, with several falling to lower-ranked opponents in the third round of singles at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.

Second-seeded Lakshya Chukka was among those eliminated as he was defeated by Haryana’s Harsh Marwaha in straight sets in the Boys U-16 event. “It’s a big win for me and I played really well especially in the second set,” Marwaha said after his win. “In the second set, mostly because my opponent was mentally not focused so that helped me out a lot. I didn’t have to work that hard in the second set. I’m ready for my quarters. It’s against my doubles partner, Vivaan Mirdha. We have played a lot and know each other’s games very well.”

Third-seeded Paranjay Siwach also exited the Boys U-16 draw, losing to No. 12 seed Monodip Dey of West Bengal 6-4, 6-4. However, top seed Ribhav Saroha, who won the Boys U-18 title last week, remained on course for a double crown. He defeated No. 13 seed Gyansh Manchanda 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Boys U-16 quarterfinals, where he will face unseeded P. Nallagundla, who advanced with a 6-1, 6-2 win over No. 16 seed Anay Pandey.

“The first set was pretty good,” Saroha said. “I was able to hold my serves pretty well and I was able to break a serve twice in the first set. Then I started feeling some pain in my shoulder and I was struggling a bit on my serves. I wasn’t able to fully go with the pace on my serves. But my opponent played a really good match and I played well too. I’m really happy that I’m playing into the quarterfinals because last week also here I was really confident.”

A day after top seed Deepthi Venkatesan was upset, second-seeded Tanusshri Sathesh also bowed out of the Girls U-16 event. Sathesh lost to Karnataka’s Pooja Nagaraj 7-5, 6-1 in the round of 16. “I felt really good playing against her,” Nagaraj said. “She is a great player. In the second set, I think I locked in and played. I’ll just go in to my next match and give my best and play my game.”

Third-seeded Aaradhya Meena, No. 5 seed Akshita Antil and No. 7 seed Ranjhana Sangram were among those who advanced to the Girls U-16 quarterfinals.

In the Girls U-14 event, top seed Sarena Gahlot also fell to an upset, losing to Maharashtra’s Rishita Yadav 6-4, 7-6(3). No. 4 seed P. Vattaprambil was also eliminated, while second-seeded Sidhhi Pandey and third-seeded Zoha Qureshi secured straight-set victories to reach the quarterfinals.

Top seed Aarav Chhallani led the way in the Boys U-14 draw, defeating No. 13 seed Jegan Senthil 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The top five seeds in the draw all reached the last eight.

Results – 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship (Oct 14)

Boys U-16 Singles – Third Round (Round of 16)

• Ribhav Saroha [1] def. Gyansh Manchanda [13] 6-2, 6-4
• Harsh Marwaha def. Lakshya Chukka [2] 6-4, 6-1
• Monodip Dey [12] def. Paranjay Siwach [3] 6-4, 6-4
• Yaj Malik [6] def. Kaustubh Singh [14] 6-4, 6-1
• Kushagra Arora def. Jeevith Sathish [7] 6-2, 6-0
• Vivaan Mirdha [8] def. V Gunampally 6-3, 6-1
• P Nallagundla def. Anay Pandey [16] 6-1, 6-2
• Yashwin Dahiya def. Aaryan Kirrtane 6-2, 6-1

Girls U-16 Singles – Third Round (Round of 16)

• Pooja Nagaraj def. T Sathesh [2] 7-5, 6-1
• Aaradhya Meena [3] def. I Kannan [12] 6-0, 6-2
• Akshita Antil [5] def. Vrandika Rajput [11] 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
• Ranjhana Sangram [7] def. A Brahadeeswaran 6-0, 6-1
• Shravee Deore def. Sanmitha Harini [8] 7-5, 6-2
• Rishita Yadav def. Zoha Qureshi [9] 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
• Khushi Kadian [14] def. U Muralidhar 6-2, 7-6(4)
• Aahida Singh def. Sidhhi Pandey [15] 6-4, 6-0

Boys U-14 Singles – Third Round (Round of 16)

• Aarav Chhallani [1] def. Jegan Senthil [13] 6-1, 6-2
• Puneeth Manohar [2] def. Devansh Kamboj [12] 6-3, 6-3
• Nibras Hussain [3] def. Manav Patel 6-3, 6-3
• Sparsh Patil [4] def. Aditya Kamat 6-4, 6-1
• S Chintagunta [5] def. Aarush Sangwan 6-1, 6-1
• Sujai Pothula [9] def. Pranav Gaikwad [6] 6-2, 6-4
• Taanish Nanda [10] def. V Gunampally [7] 6-1, 6-4
• Adeshbir Ghuman [8] def. Vir Chattur [11] 6-2, 7-5

Girls U-14 Singles – Third Round (Round of 16)

• Rishita Yadav def. Sarena Gahlot [1] 6-4, 7-6(3)
• Sidhhi Pandey [2] def. Tanya Bhatnagar 6-1, 6-1
• Zoha Qureshi [3] def. Aaral Vashishta 6-1, 6-1
• Aaradhana Tehlan [10] def. P Vattaprambil [4] 7-5, 6-2
• Khushi Kadian [5] def. Atharva Peram 6-1, 6-1
• Saatvi Mardaniya [6] def. Trisha Bhosale [9] 7-6(5), 6-3
• Purvi Patwa [8] def. A Gavinolla [13] 6-1, 6-2
• Saanvi Mohan def. Kristi Haloi 6-3, 6-0

Boys Doubles U-16 – Quarterfinals

• Ashwin Kabilan / Hemdev Mahesh def. Ishaayu Desai / Lakshya Chukka [1] 6-3, 6-7(1), 10-5
• Kushagra Arora / Yash Sharma [4] def. Prabhroop Kalsi / Anay Pandey 6-2, 6-4
• Vivaan Mirdha / Harsh Marwaha def. Bhavik Mittal / Kshitij Sinha 7-6(1), 6-3
• Arjun Manikandan / Jeevith Sathish def. Gyansh Manchanda / Arsh Kathuria 7-5, 6-2

Girls Doubles U-16 – Quarterfinals

• Deepthi Venkatesan / Tanusshri Sathesh [1] def. Diya Harikrishnan / Kanishkaba Gohil 6-0, 6-0
• Akshita Antil / Sarena Gahlot [2] def. Aashi Shamshery / Japji Badohal 6-2, 6-2
• Sanmitha Harini / Khushi Kadian [3] def. Sarithra Entoori / Bawyasri Asr 6-4, 6-1
• Purvi Patwa / Ranjhana Sangram [4] def. Aniha Gavinolla / Tejaswi Manneni 6-1, 6-2

Boys Doubles U-14 – Round of 16

• Aarav Chhallani / Puneeth Manohar [1] def. Kahaan Bhuva / R Poptani 6-2, 6-2
• Adeshbir Ghuman / Sparsh Patil [2] def. Jegan Senthil / Viraaj Singh 6-4, 6-3
• Taanish Nanda / Nibras Hussain [3] def. Soham Ransubhe / M Talasila 6-0, 6-2
• Pranav Gaikwad / Devansh Kamboj [4] def. Viraj Jarwal / Rabeeb Ali Khan 6-0, 6-1
• Ronak Hariyani / Aditya Kamat def. Kabir Gundecha / Taksheel Naagar 6-4, 6-1
• Lokesh Singh / Krrish Baniwal def. Aarav Shah / Devansh Acharya (walkover)
• Aaveer Ghumare / Archan Pathak def. Ebinesh Suresh / H Mahamuni 6-4, 6-2
• Vir Chattur / Prayag Patel def. Zaayn Mohammad / Haris Khan 7-5, 6-1

Girls Doubles U-14 – Round of 16

• Sidhhi Pandey / P Vattaprambil [1] def. Sejal Jadhav / Adira Bhagat 6-3, 6-0
• Myra Shaikh / Zoha Qureshi [2] def. Aditri Singh / Evana Arora 6-1, 6-1
• Sara Fengse / Trisha Bhosale [3] def. Khanak Raiyani / Shaurya Patil 6-3, 7-5
• Janhavi Sawant / Rishita Yadav [4] def. Kanishka Govind / V Balajee (walkover)
• A Gavinolla / Saanvi Mohan def. Avni Punaganti / Asmi Pitre 6-2, 6-2
• Shubhi Sharma / Vaidehi Shinde def. Atharva Peram / M Changmai 6-3, 6-1
• Chahat Thakur / Falak Mehta def. Kristi Haloi / Devanshi Tamuly 7-5, 6-1
• Priyal Saraf / A Brahadeeswaran def. Phaagun Jyoti / Vara Chitluri 6-0, 6-2