Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Odisha’s Aahan continued her astonishing run to win the singles titles in the girls’ Under-16 and Under-14 categories while Gujarat’s Samarth Sahita claimed the trophy in the boys’ Under-16 singles category at the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship held at the DLTA Complex here on Saturday.Aahan played a gruelling final in the Under-16 stage that lasted more than three hours and defeated Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Jadhav 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 before beating Parthsarthi Mundhe of Maharastra 6-4, 6-3 in the Under-14 final. On the other hand, Samarth beat Kerala’s Karan Thapa 6-3, 6-4 in the Under-16 final.
Aahan started the final against Aishwarya on a positive note and won the first two games to take the lead. However, the Maharashtra player came roaring back and won five games in a row to get ahead in the final. Aahan then brought her A game to the court and clinched the next five games in a row to win the first set. Aishwarya looked in complete control of the following set before Aahan notched up the final set with a five-game margin.
In the boys’ Under-16 singles final, Samarth carried forward his momentum and took a quick lead before winning the first set. The second set saw Karan breaking Samarth’s serve but the Gujarat made a fine comeback and won the final.
The boys’ Under-14 singles title was bagged by Raghav Sarode of Maharashtra, who defeated top seed Aaradhya Mhasde 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a thrilling three-set final.
Besides the prestigious titles, the winners were awarded prize money from a total prize pool of over Rs 21.55 lakh. Kit Allowance, in the junior categories, were also up for grabs. The winners and runners-up in the U16 and U14 singles events also received a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.
The boys’ Under-14 singles title was bagged by Raghav Sarode of Maharashtra, who defeated top seed Aaradhya Mhasde 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a thrilling three-set final.
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