Pune: Five Major Upsets Shake Up MSLTA–Navsahyadri All India U-16 Tennis Tournament  

Pune, November 26, 2025: As many as five upsets were recorded in the second round of the boys and girls singles at the MSLTA – Navsahyadri Krida Sankul All India Ranking U-16 Championship Series Tennis Tournament 2025 organized by AIM Tennis Academy under the auspices of the AITA, MSLTA, PMDTA and played at Navsahyadri Krida Sankul Tennis Courts.

In the best match of the day and the biggest upset unseeded Saanvi Raju toppled second seeded Ritu Gyan  6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to enter the girls quarter finals 

In the boys event unseeded Rohan Bajaj thrashed second seed Rajwardhan Undre 6-0, 6-0 while unseeded Rhunman Mahesh of Karnataka upset eighth seeded Chinmay Thakre  6-1, 6-2.

In the girls event unseeded Rishita Yadav rallied out fifth seed Prisha Patil 6-3, 7-6(5) while  Swara Pawar outplayed sixth seeded Anika Nair 6-2, 6-2;

Results: Main Draw: Second Round: Boys:

Aaryan Kirtane(1)(Mah) bt Veer Joshilkar(Mah) 6-3, 6-1;

Mayank Rajan(7)(MP) bt Tanish Patil(Mah) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 conceded’ 

Gowtham Venkatesh B(4)(TN) bt Atharva Yelbhar(Mah) 6-2, 7-6(8), 6-4;

Rhunman Mahesh(Kar) bt Chinmay Thakre(8)(Mah) 6-1, 6-2;

Namish Hood(Mah) bt Archan Pathak(Mah)6-1, 6-1;

Smit Undre(Mah) bt Neeraj Jrowekar(Mah) 6-3, 6-1;

Bhargav Vaidya(5)(Mah) bt Palash Jain(Mah)6-0, 6-3;

Rohan Bajaj(Mah) bt Rajwardhan Undre(2)(Mah)6-0, 6-0;

Girls:

Dhaanvi Bopanna(1)(Kar) bt Ojasi Degamwar(Mah)6-1, 4-6, 6-2;

Rishita Yadav(Mah) bt Prisha Patil(5)(Mah) 6-3, 7-6(5);

Nawal Shaikh(Mah) bt Meera Bangale(Mah)6-0, 6-4;

Swara Pawar(Mah) bt Anika Nair(6)(Mah) 6-2, 6-2;

Ritsa Kondkar(7)(Mah) bt Bhavya Sonkar(Mah) 6-0, 6-1; 

Swara Jawale(Mah) bt Rhea Bangale(Mah) 6-1, 6-1;

Saanvi Raju(Mah) bt Ritu Gyan(2)(Mah) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.