Samarth Sahita and Harithashree Venkatesh claimed U-14 boys and girls titles respectively at the Fenesta Open 2022 National Tennis Championships in New Delhi on Saturday.
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Samarth was the winner in the Under-14 boys final when his rival Arnav Vijay Paparkar decided to pull out after trailing 3-4 in the first set. On the other hand, Haritashree beats Aishwarya in girls' under-14 final by 6-4 6-2.
''Winning the Fenesta Open feels very good. I always wanted to win Fenesta and be number 1 in India. So it feels great today,'' said Samarth in a release.
In the boys' under-16 final, Hitesh Chauhan defeated Arjun Rathi 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to win the title. While in the girls' U-16 final, Maaya Revathi defeated Laxmi Siri Dandu 6-2, 7-6. ''I have just won my Fenesta National U16 and I am really happy. I want to thank my parents and my coach Aditya Sachdeva,'' said Hitesh.
"Really happy to win the Fenesta Open. The match was really good. The umpires of the matches were very good. Looking forward to playing more tournaments," said Maaya.
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Fenesta Open 2022 Results:
Boys U14 Singles Finals: Samarth Sahita bt Arnav Vijay Paparkar 3-4, Conceed Girls U14 Singles Finals: Harithashree Venkatesh bt Aishwarya Jadhav 6-4, 6-2; Boys U16 Singles Finals: Hitesh Chauhan bt Arjun Rathi 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Girls U16 Singles Finals: Maaya Revathi bt Laxmi Siri Dandu 6-2, 7-6 (3).