Tamil Nadu’s Manish Sureshkumar and Vaishnavi Adkar of Maharashtra clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, in the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Saturday.
Manish Sureshkumar wins men’s singles
In the men’s singles final, Manish overcame Keerthivassan Suresh 6-4, 6-2 in a two-hour contest, showing his consistency and composure under pressure. Both players began aggressively, trading early breaks of serve to level at 1-1. Manish then broke Keerthivassan’s serve to go 2-1 up and consolidated to make it 3-1.
Keerthivassan responded strongly, holding and breaking back to edge ahead 4-3. However, Manish lifted his game from that point, breaking his opponent’s serve again to close the opening set. Carrying the momentum into the second set, he maintained his rhythm, playing long rallies with precise groundstrokes and solid returns, wrapping up the set 6-2 to seal the match and the crown.
Vaishnavi Adkar dominates women’s singles
Vaishnavi outclassed Akanksha Nitture 6-1, 6-2 to bag the women’s singles title. She started the match by breaking Akanksha’s serve early to lead 2-0. Though Akanksha briefly bounced back, Vaishnavi quickly regained control with precise shots to win the opening set.
The second set followed a similar pattern. After both players held serve early, Vaishnavi broke Akanksha twice to surge ahead 5-1. Despite Akanksha pulling one break back, Vaishnavi held firm, serving out confidently to seal the set and the title.
Under-18 singles highlights
In the Under-18 category, Harshini N edged past Snigdha Kanta 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the girls’ singles final that lasted over three hours. In the boys’ singles final, Tavish Pahwa triumphed over Hruthik Katakam 7-6 (2), 1-0 (retired), after Katakam was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Doubles results
In the men’s doubles final, Nitin Kumar Sinha and Maan Kesharwani defeated Manish Sureshkumar and Abhinav Sanjeev 6-4, 3-6, (10-5) in a thrilling contest. In the women’s doubles category, Akanksha Nitture and Soha Sadiq recorded a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Pooja Ingale and Yubrani Banerjee.
Under-18 doubles champions
Vraj H. Gohil and Prakaash Sarran came from behind to beat Karan Thapa and Channamallikarjuna Yale 2-6, 7-5, (10-5) in the boys’ U18 doubles final. In the girls’ U18 doubles final, Savitha Bhuvaneswaran and Aahan outclassed Akanksha Ghosh and Deepshika V 6-3, 6-3 to lift the title.
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