National Tennis Championship 2024: Aahan strikes double in girls singles; Samarth Sahita wins boys U16 singles title

Aahan’s girls U16 singles final lasted more than three hours in National Tennis Championship 2024.

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 singles Under-16 category at the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship during the junior week of the tournament, held at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Saturday.

Aahan played a gruelling final in Under-16 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.

The winners received glittering trophies as the ceremony was attended by Mr. Saket Jain, Executive Director and Business Head of Fenesta Building Systems (a division of DCM Shriram Ltd.) and Mr. Deepak Gupta (Secretary, DLTA), Mr. Rakesh Mehta (Regional Manager, New India Assurance) and Mrs. Prerna Bhambri (Four-time champion and Treasurer, DLTA).

Aahan started the final match 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 get the first set. Aishwarya looked in complete control of the following set before Aahan notched up the final set with a five-game margin.

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In the boys singles Under-16 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.

India’s largest domestic tennis tournament — supported by DCM Shriram Ltd., a leading business conglomerate, under the aegis of All India Tennis Association and Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, is witnessing the participation of exciting talents from various parts of the country fighting for the coveted crowns.

The tournament has seen the participation of some of India’s top tennis stars in the past editions including Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Sania Mirza and Rutuja Bhosale among many others.

The boys singles Under-14 title went to 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 with prize money with a total prize pool of over Rs 21.55 Lakh and Kit Allowance in the junior categories were up for grabs. The winners and runners-up in the U16 and U14 singles events also received a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.

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