Pune: Russian seed Semenov survives upset bid at Gadre Marine MSLTA – ITF Grade 3 Junior Tennis Championship
Pune, 1st December 2025: Seventh seeded Artem Semenov of Russia survived a scare coming back from loss of the first set to get past Srikar Doni 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and enter the boys second round at the Gadre Marine MSLTA – ITF Junior Grade 3 Junior tennis Championships organized by Deccan Gymkhana Under the auspices of ITF, Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association and Pune Metropolitan District Tennis Association to be played at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts.
In other close matches Om Patel edged out Veer Madam 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 while Aum Thakkar battled out before overcoming Shreyas Narendran of USA 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 to move into the second round.
In the girls event local girl Parthsarthi Mundhe came back from the loss of the first set to blank USA player Avyaktha Rayavarapu 5-7, 6-0, 6-0 and make it to the second round.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Arjun Gadre, MD of Gadre Marine, Mr.Prashant Sutar, President of MSLTA, Mr.Mihir Kelkar, Hon Secretary of Deccan Gymkhana and Dr. Vikrant Sane, Tournament Director and Tennis Secretary of Deccan Gymkhana.
Results: Main Draw: First Round: Boys:
Arnav Paparkar (Ind) [1] bt Uday Kaul (Ind)6-0, 6-1;
Prakaash Sarran (Ind) bt Nishit Arimilli (Ind) 6-3, 6-2;
Dev Patel (Ind) bt Pradnyesh Shelke (Ind) 6-0, 6-3;
Mansur Sainov (Kaz) bt Saksham Bhansali (Ind) 7-5, 6-0;
Shivtej Shirfule (Ind) bt Namit Bhatia (Ind) 6-1, 6-2;
Pratik Navin (Aus) [4] bt Sharan Somasi (Ind) 6-0, 6-4;
Channamallikarjuna Yale (Ind) bt Mannan Agarwal (Ind) 7-6(6), 7-5;
Vraj Gohil (Ind) [6] bt Advit Tiwari (Ind) 6-1, 6-1;
Artem Semenov [7] bt Srikar Doni (Ind) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2;
Samarth Sahita (Ind) [3] bt Pranav Saravanakumar (Ind) 6-1, 6-3;
Om Patel (Ind) bt Veer Madam (Ind)7-5, 4-6, 6-1;
Neel Kelkar (Ind) bt Hruthik Katakam (Ind)3-1 Retd;
Aum Thakkar (Ind) bt Shreyas Narendran(USA) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0;
Girls:
Albina Kakenova (Kaz) [1] bt Saanvi Misra (Ind)6-2, 6-0;
Prisha Shinde (Ind) bt Angel Patel (Ind) 6-0, 6-1;
Parthsarthi Mundhe (Ind) bt Avyaktha Rayavarapu (USA)5-7, 6-0, 6-0;
Adiya Omarbek (Kaz) bt Shreeniti Chowdhury (Ind) 6-3, 6-1;
Dinara De Silva (Sri) [7] bt Aahan Aahan (Ind) 6-1, 6-0;
Savitha Bhuvaneswaran (Ind) bt Aarohi Deshmukh (Ind) 6-1, 6-0;
Angel Warang (Aus) [6] bt Vasundra Balajee (Ind)6-2, 6-1;
