MSLTA U-16 Tennis: Smit Undre, Nawal Shaikh, Swara Jawale Cause Early Upsets

Pune, 24th November 2025: Smit Undre, Nawal Shaikh and Swara Jawale caused upsets in the opening rounds 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 boys’ event, unseeded Smit Undre upset third-seeded Vivaan Malhotra 6-2, 6-3, while in the girls’ section, Nawal Shaikh upset third-seeded Sarrah Hakim 6-0, 6-2. In another upset, another unseeded Swara Jawale outplayed fourth-seeded Sharmishtha Kodre 6-2, 6-0 to enter the second round

Results: Main Draw: First Round: Boys:
Aaryan Kirtane(1)(Mah) bt Kiaan Paua 6-0, 6-1;
Veer Joshilkar(Mah) bt Rohan Borde(Mah) 6-4, 7-5;
Tanish Patil(Mah) bt Aarin Kotnis(Mah) 6-2, 6-1;
Mayank Rajan(7)(MP) bt Pratush Bagade(Mah) 6-2, 6-3;
Gowtham Venkatesh B(4)(TN) bt Dhruv Mor(Mah) 6-1, 6-2;
Atharva Yelbhar(Mah) bt Soumitra Kirdat(Mah) 6-3, 6-3;
Rhunman Mahesh(Kar) bt Shaurya Gadade(Mah) 6-2, 6-0;
Chinmay Thakre(8)(Mah) bt Soham Ransubh(Mah)e 6-4, 6-2;
Archan Pathak(Mah) bt Aditya Yogi(6)(Mah) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1;
Namish Hood(Mah) bt Anay Gandhi(Mah) 6-1, 6-0;
Neeraj Jrowekar(Mah) bt Sanat Kadle(Mah) 6-2, 6-3;
Smit Undre(Mah) bt Vivaan Malhotra(3)(Mah) 6-2, 6-3;
Bhargav Vaidya(5)(Mah) bt Puranjay Kutwal(Mah) 6-4, 6-2;
Rohan Bajaj(Mah) bt Amogh Patil(Mah) 6-1, 6-3;

Girls:
Dhaanvi Bopanna(1)(Kar) bt Sarwadnya Jagtap(Mah) 6-0, 6-1;
Ojasi Degamwar(Mah) bt Ishna Naidu(Mah) 6-0, 6-4;
Rishita Yadav(Mah) bt Anvi Chitnis(Mah) 6-1, 6-0;
Prisha Patil(Mah) bt Shreya Ranjalkar(Mah) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1;
Nawal Shaikh(Mah) bt Sarrah Hakim(3)(Mah) 6-0, 6-2;
Meera Bangale(Mah) bt Aarya Shelke(Mah) 6-0, 6-1;
Swara Pawar(Mah) bt Kyra Mankar(Mah) 6-0. 6-0;
Anika Nair(Mah) bt Ovee Marne(Mah) 6-2, 6-4;
Swara Jawale(Mah) bt Sharmishtha Kodre(4)(Mah) 6-2, 6-0;
Anushka Jogelkar(Mah) bt Akshari Mandlik(Mah) 6-2, 6-0;