Unseeded Rurik Rajani (Karnataka) registered an upset win over State-mate and eighth-seeded K. Vaibhav 6-2 and entered the pre-quarter-finals in the boys under-12 Singles event on the inaugural day of the MTC Cup AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament for U-12 (boys & girls), conducted by the Mysore Tennis Club at their courts here yesterday.

Results

Boys U-12 (Best of 11 games): 2nd round: Ashwin Manigandan (TN) bt Raghu Samartha (Kar) 6-1, K. Lohith (kar) bt Misan Giama (Kar) 6-2, Aditya (TN) bt M. Solanki (Kar) 6-1, Rurik Rajani (Kar) bt K. Vaibhav (Kar) 6-2, Mustafa M. Raja (Kar) bt Haresh Ram 6-0, Ravi Krish Porwal bt Naijith R. Kumar 6-1, S. Sanjan bt Sai Sanchith 7-6 (7-5), Yashas Urs (Kar) bt G. Yashwanth (Kar) 6-0, P. Bhuvan (Kar) bt Zabdiel Rathod (Kar) 6-0, Masinen Ruthvik (Kar) bt Shreyas Gaddi (Kar) 6-4, M.S. Aditya Srivatsav (Kar) bt Anjan Kuduva (Ker) 6-4, Rakshak Tarun (Kar) bt K. Shreyas (Kar) 6-0, H.S. Kishan bt Kaushik K. Rajesh 6-0, Arya S. Prabhu (Kar) bt Janesh Nanda (TN) 6-2, Rahul Rashmi (Kar) bt Niraj Kulkarni (Kar) 7-6 (9-7), Karthik Pranav (TN) bt Anish 6-1.

Girls: U-12: First Round: P. Samruthi bt Nidhi Bovila 6-4, C.D. Pavithra bt Kanisha 6-0, Binitha Rakesha bt H.R. Arpitha 6-4, J. Apoorva bt Mukta Deepak Patil 6-0, Khorakiwala Arzan bt Deeksha Prasad 6-1, Sanchitha Ramesh bt Disha Behra 6-4.