Samarth Sahita of Maharashtra and top seed Prateek Sheoran moved into the second round in the boys u-16 category at the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, held at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Monday.
Third seed Samarth Sahita faced Paranjay Siwach in the first-round match and notched up a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win in straight sets. Samarth Sahita will now face Neel Kelkar of Maharashtra, who defeated Kristo Babu (Karnataka) by the same scoreline.
Prateek also made a fantastic start to the tournament. He looked in complete control from the first game of the match against Ribhav Saroha of Chandigarh and eventually won the contest by 6-0, 6-4 in straight sets.
Meanwhile, Haryana’s Aditya Mor (13th seed) beat Vanshraj Jalota of Uttar Pradesh 6-2, 6-1 to reach the second round.
In the girls’ u-16 category, top seeds Anandita Upadhyay (Haryana) and Ranjhana Sangram (Punjab) received byes in the first round.
Besides the prestigious titles, the winners are awarded prize money with a total prize pool of over Rs 21.55 Lakh and Kit Allowance in the junior categories up for grabs. The winners and runners-up in the U16 and U14 singles Tennis events will also receive a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.
