Dhakshineswar Suresh in action at ITF M25 Solapur
Prateek Chachra

Top Seed Dhakshineswar Suresh, Sidharth Rawat, Prajwal Dev, Madhwin Kamath and Arnav Paparkar Advance at MSLTA–SDLTA ITF Men’s $25K Tennis Tournament

Solapur, October 14, 2026: Top seed Dhakshineswar Suresh battled back from a set down to overcome compatriot Dev Javia 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6) in a closely contested three-set thriller as a strong contingent of Indian players advanced in singles and doubles at the MSLTA–SDLTA ITF Men’s $25K Tennis Tournament, being played at the District Sports Complex, Kumtha Naka, Solapur.

The tournament is organised by the Solapur District Tennis Association (SDLTA) in association with the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), with support from the Government of Maharashtra, Solapur Municipal Corporation and the District Office.

Dhakshineswar Suresh in action at ITF M25 Solapur
Top seed Dhakshineswar Suresh battled back from a set down to defeat Dev Javia 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6) in Solapur

In other singles main draw encounters, India’s Arnav Paparkar overcame compatriot Chirag Duhan 7-5, 7-6(4), while American Adhithya Ganesan knocked out fifth seed Aziz Ouakaa of Tunisia 6-4, 6-4.

Madhwin Kamath registered a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Udit Kamboj, while seventh seed Sidharth Rawat fought past Kazakhstan’s Grigoriy Lomakin 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1. Thailand’s Pawit Sornlaksup defeated India’s Caheer Warik 6-2, 7-5, while eighth seed S D Prajwal Dev dominated his match against American Noah Schachter, winning 6-2, 6-2. Sixth seed Samir Banerjee of the USA also recorded a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 win over India’s Manish Sureshkumar, joining Thailand’s Thanapet Chanta, who had stunned second seed Johns Garrett 6-2, 7-5.

S D Prajwal Dev in action at ITF M25 Solapur
Eighth seed S D Prajwal Dev cruised past American Noah Schachter 6-2, 6-2

In the men’s doubles main draw, the Indian pairing of Anup Bangargi and Arnav Paparkar defeated Pranav Karthik and Arjun Rathi 7-5, 6-2. Second seeds Adil Kalyanpur of India and Ryuki Matsuda of Japan edged past Aditya Balsekar and Rohan Mehra 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-3 in a hard-fought match tiebreak.

Digvijay Pratap Singh and Jagmeet Singh defeated Kabir Hans and Maan Kesharwani 7-5, 6-3, while the Thai combination of Thanapet Chanta and Pawit Sornlaksup registered a 6-3, 6-4 victory over India’s Raghav Jaisinghani and Aradhya Kshitij.

Sidharth Rawat in action at ITF M25 Solapur
Seventh seed Sidharth Rawat fought past Kazakhstan’s Grigoriy Lomakin 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1
Arnav Paparkar in action at ITF M25 Solapur
Arnav Paparkar defeated Chirag Duhan 7-5, 7-6(4) in singles and also advanced in doubles alongside Anup Bangargi

Results: MSLTA–SDLTA ITF Men’s $25K Tennis Tournament (Oct 14)

Men’s Singles – Main Draw (First Round)

  • Dhakshineswar Suresh (IND) [1] bt Dev Javia (IND) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6)
  • Thanapet Chanta (THA) bt Johns Garrett (USA) [2] 6-2, 7-5
  • Adhithya Ganesan (USA) bt Aziz Ouakaa (TUN) [5] 6-4, 6-4
  • Samir Banerjee (USA) [6] bt Manish Sureshkumar (IND) 6-1, 6-2
  • Sidharth Rawat (IND) [7] bt Grigoriy Lomakin (KAZ) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1
  • S D Prajwal Dev (IND) [8] bt Noah Schachter (USA) 6-2, 6-2
  • Arnav Paparkar (IND) bt Chirag Duhan (IND) 7-5, 7-6(4)
  • Madhwin Kamath (IND) bt Udit Kamboj (IND) 6-3, 6-2
  • Pawit Sornlaksup (THA) bt Caheer Warik (IND) 6-2, 7-5

Men’s Doubles – Main Draw (First Round)

  • Adil Kalyanpur (IND) / Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) [2] bt Aditya Balsekar (IND) / Rohan Mehra (IND) 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-3
  • Anup Bangargi (IND) / Arnav Paparkar (IND) bt Pranav Karthik (IND) / Arjun Rathi (IND) 7-5, 6-2
  • Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND) / Jagmeet Singh (IND) bt Kabir Hans (IND) / Maan Kesharwani (IND) 7-5, 6-3
  • Thanapet Chanta (THA) / Pawit Sornlaksup (THA) bt Raghav Jaisinghani (IND) / Aradhya Kshitij (IND) 6-3, 6-4

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