Young Himanshu Mor led the charge of the seeds as he ousted Alagappan Kanagasabai 6-3, 6-4 in the under-14 section of the Fenesta Open Juniors National tennis championship here today.
With a packed schedule running in the second week and matches also being played under lights, the action has been thick and full of interest for the budding talent.
In another under-14 boys' match, promising Shashank Theertha, the fifth seed, was in command as he stroked freely to get past Abdul Kareem Khan 6-3, 6-4 while S Boopathy rallied in a match of fluctuating fortunes before beating Siddhant Bhavnani 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
In the girls' under-14 section, top seed Prinkle Singh was in comfort zone as she moved past Sandeepti Singh Rao 6-0, 7-5 in a well contested second set. Third seed Anjum Shaik needed less time to outslug Trisha Vinod 6-1, 6-2 in the same section.
Parikshit Somani underlined his supremacy in the under-16 section by toying with Sanket Tomar as he won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Other winners in this section included Dhakshineshwar Suresh and Yugal Bansal. Both won in straight sets. In the girls' under 16 Sathwika Sama had an easy second round as she beat Janvi Patel 6-0,6-1.
