How Did the Seeds Perform in the Main Draw of the ITF Juniors Event in Bengaluru?

Bengaluru, Sep 1 (NationPress) Top seed Om Patel fought through three sets in his boys' singles debut, while second seed Haritha Shree Venkatesh secured a decisive win in girls' singles as the main draw of the KSLTA ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors commenced at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Monday.

With the Round of 32 matches in both the Boys' and Girls' singles, alongside the Round of 16 in doubles, the opening day was filled with excitement, spotlighting the seeded players as they faced tough challenges from their rivals.

In the boys' singles (Round of 32), Om Patel overcame a rocky start to triumph over compatriot Pranav Mahesh Saravanakumar 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2. France's Thomas Coppi surged past Sharan Somasi 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, while Om Verma defeated Evan Saha 6-1, 6-2. Fifth seed Ojas Mehlawat achieved a 6-0, 6-3 victory against Uday Kaul, and Nishith Rajesh (USA) overcame eighth seed Daksh Kukreti 6-4, 6-4. Ahan Shetty dominated Aarush Bhalla with a score of 6-1, 6-3, while second seed Aditya Mor navigated a challenging three-set match to defeat Shaurya Bhardwaj 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

On the girls' side, Sree Syleswari Velmanikandan edged out Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar 7-6(3), 6-4, and Meghana G. D. secured a narrow win against Tanishca Bhatnagar 7-5, 7-6(4). Fifth seed Aahan Aahan recorded a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Karthika Padmakumar, while Aahida Singh bested Riddhi Shinde 7-6(3), 6-2. Sixth seed Saiyette Varadhar advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Aditi Paturi, and third seed Harsha Karthika Oruganti cruised past Jia Pandya 6-1, 6-1. Second seed Haritha Shree Venkatesh completed the girls' singles action with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win over Saumya Chatterjee.

In boys' doubles, Thomas Coppi (FRA) and Pranav Mahesh Saravanakumar fell 6-0, 6-1 to Srikar Doni and Rohith Hari Balaji Gobinath, while Shourya Bhattacharya (USA) and Sharan Somasi narrowly defeated Tarun Honnappa and Shreyanth Mahanthesha 6-3, 7-5. Shaurya Bhardwaj and Prakaash Sarran triumphed over Om Patel and Om Verma 6-3, 6-4, and Aarush Kote (USA) with Channamallikarjuna Yale overcame Sumer Mehta and Atharva Shukla 7-5, 6-3.

Shounak Chatterjee and Evan Saha defeated Ahan and Ayan Shetty 6-3, 6-4, while third seeds Dev Vipul Patel and Nishith Rajesh (USA) advanced 6-4, 6-4 against Daksh Kukreti and Vyom Shah. Top seeds Ojas Mehlawat and Adhiraj Thakur progressed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Pratyush Loganathan and Diganth M. Second seeds Yashwin Dahiya and Aditya Mor concluded the day's winners with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Ishaan Badagi and Tejas Ravi.

In girls' doubles, Srishti Kiran and Riya Gangamma Pudiyokkada overcame Tejaswi Manni and Aditi Paturi 5-7, 6-1, 10-7, while Devashree Mahadeshwar and Saiyette Varadkar edged Aarohi Vijay Deshmukh and Meghana G.D. 6-4, 3-6, 10-6. Fourth seeds Saumya Chatterjee and Nandini Kansal advanced with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 against Aaradhya Meena and Riddhi Shinde, while top seeds Aleena Farid and Angel Patel won 7-5, 6-3 against Sree Sasthayini Velmanikandan and Sree Syleswari Velmanikandan.

Second seeds Sanmitha Harini Lokesh and Deepshika Vinayagamurthy progressed 6-2, 6-3 over Niyamika Balaji and Sai Ananya Varanasi, while third seeds Harsha Karthika Oruganti and Jahnavi Tammineedi defeated Shreeya Deshpande and Jia Pandya 6-2, 6-0. Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar and Deepthi Venkatesan also advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Aditi Khanapuri (USA) and Kasturi V G.

The final scheduled girls' doubles match was postponed to Tuesday due to rain.