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We are proud to share that Mr. Sunder Iyer, Hon. Secretary of MSLTA, has been appointed as the Honorary Secretary of the All India Tennis Association (AITA).

This is a moment of great pride for MSLTA and the entire tennis community. His dedication, leadership, and passion for the sport have always inspired us, and we are confident he will take Indian tennis to even greater heights in his new role.

Heartiest congratulations to Mr. Iyer on this well-deserved achievement! Wishing him continued success and all the very best for this exciting new chapter.

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Nepliy Clinches Title at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 4, 2026: Fourth seed Elina Nepliy of Russia emerged victorious to claim the singles title at the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament, organized by EMMTC in association with the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation, under the auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC), and played at the Divisional Sports Complex.

In the final, Nepliy delivered a commanding performance to defeat the sixteen year old Tea Kovacevic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-2, 6-1 in 1 hour and 16 minutes.

The winner received $2116 and 15 WTA points, while the runners-up earned $1323 and 10 points along with the trophy.

The prizes were presented by Mr. G.Sreekanth, IAS Commissioner, Dr. Vinay Kumar Rathod, IPS Superintendent of Police, Mr. Aditya Jivane, IAS - Joint MD MSEDCL, Mr. Ranjeet Das -Director Nath Valley School, Mrs. Varsha Jain - Director Endurance group, Mr. Manoj Vaidya - CEO MSLTA, Mr. Rohan Jain - Vice President, Mrs. Tarika Jain - Endurance group, Adv. Ashutosh Mishra, Capt. K. Kavi, Mr. Abhinav Mishra, Mr. Ramayya Konkatti, Mr. Praveen Gaisamudre and Team EMMTC, along with ITF Supervisor Supreeth Kadavigere.were present on the occasion.

Results: final Round: Main Draw: Singles:
Elina Nepliy[Russia] bt Tea Kovacevic (BIH) 6-2, 6-1(1hour 16minutes)

Sixteen year old Tea Kovacevic knocks out top seed to enter finals at Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament

Kulambayeva–Yashina Clinch Doubles Title;

Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 4, 2026: Sixteen year old Tea Kovacevic of Bosnia Herzegovina edged past top seed Zhibek Kulambeyeva to enter the singles finals of the the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament organized by EMMTC in association with Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) being played at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC) at Divisional Sports Complex Chh. Sambhajinagar.

In the singles semifinals, the sixteen year old rising star Tea Kovacevic edged past top seed Zhibek Kulambayeva in a thrilling contest 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(4) that lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes to make her maiden career final, she will take on Russian Elina Nepliy who got a walk over from second seed Zeel Desai

In the doubles finals The top-seeded pair of Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan and Russian Ekaterina Yashina dominated the final, defeating third seeds Anastasiya Kuparev of Germany and Sevil Yuldasheva of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-4 to claim the title.

The winning duo received their second title in a row $950 and 15 WTA points, while the runners-up earned $550 and 8 points along with the trophy.

The prizes were presented by Mrs Varsha Jain, Director Endurance Group, Dr. Vinay Kumar Rathod, IPS, S.P Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mr. Ranjeet Das, Director Nath Valley School, Mr. Rohan Jain, Vice President, Mrs. Tarika Jain Endurance Group. Adv. Ashutosh Mishra, Capt. K. Kavi, Mr. Abhinav Mishra, Mr. Ramayya Konkatti, Mr. Praveen Gaisamudre, Radheshyam Atpale, Shankar Labade and Team EMMTC, along with ITF Supervisor Supreeth Kadavigere were present on the occasion.

Results: Semifinal Round: Main Draw: Singles:
Elina Nepliy[4] w/o Zeel Desai (Ind) [2]
Tea Kovacevic (Bih) bt Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) [1] 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(4); (3hour 22minutes)

Doubles: Final Round:
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) / Ekaterina Yashina [1] bt Anastasiya Kuparev (Ger) [3] / Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) 6-1, 6-4.

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Zeel, Madhurima, Jennifer in quarter finals at the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament

Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 2, 2026: Second seed Zeel Desai, Wildcard Madhurima Sawant and unseeded Jennifer Luikham entered the singles quarter finals at the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament organized by EMMTC in association with Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) gets underway at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC) at Divisional Sports Complex Chh. Sambhajinagar.

Wildcard Madhurima Sawant edged past Yashaswini Panwar 6-3, 7-6(1) in a closely fought encounter between wildcards , Jennifer Luikham delivered a convincing 6-1, 6-2 stopping the winning run of Sonal Patil in a battle of Indians .
Top seed Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan registered a commanding 6-4, 6-0 win over India’s Saumya Ronde to move into the quarterfinals. Second seed Zeel Desai continued her fine form with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 victory against Amodini Naik.

Sixth seed Ksenia Laskutova also advanced after defeating Harshini N Nagaraj 6-1, 7-5, while fourth seed Elina Nepliy cruised past Sevil Yuldasheva of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-2. Seventh seed Elena Jamshidi from Denmark was tested but prevailed 6-4, 7-5 against Sandeepti Singh Rao.

The biggest upset of the day came from Tea Kovacevic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), who stunned third seed Ekaterina Yashina in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.

In the doubles, the top-seeded pair of Zhibek Kulambayeva and Ekaterina Yashina advanced to the next round. Third seeds Anastasiya Kuparev (Germany) and Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzbekistan) also progressed, as did the Indian duo of Saumya Ronde and Chevika Reddy Sama, who defeated Yashaswini Panwar and Saumya Vig 6-4, 6-4.

Second seeds Soha Sadiq and Madhurima Sawant were impressive, registering a 6-4, 6-0 win over Diva Bhatia and Jennifer Luikham.


Results: Second Round: Main Draw: Singles:
Ksenia Laskutova [6] bt Harshini N Nagaraj (Ind) 6-1, 7-5;
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) [1] bt Saumya Ronde (Ind) 6-4, 6-0;
Madhurima Sawant (Ind) bt (WC)Yashaswini Panwar (Ind) 6-3, 7-6(1); (1hour 15minutes)
Jennifer Luikham (Ind) bt Sonal Patil (Ind)6-1, 6-2; (1hour 15minutes)
Zeel Desai (Ind) [2] bt Amodini Naik (Ind)6-2, 6-0; (1hour 5minutes)
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Elina Nepliy[4] bt Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) 6-1, 6-2;
Elena Jamshidi (Den) [7] bt Sandeepti Singh Rao (Ind) 6-4, 7-5;
Tea Kovacevic (Bih) bt Ekaterina Yashina [3] 6-3, 6-0;

Doubles:
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) / Ekaterina Yashina [1] bt Melissa Boyden (Gbr) / Elsa Wan (Mas) bt
Anastasiya Kuparev (Ger) [3] / Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) bt Aishwarya Jadhav (Ind) / Aakruti Sonkusare (Ind) bt
Saumya Ronde (Ind) / Chevika Reddy Sama (Ind) bt Yashaswini Panwar (Ind) / Saumya Vig (Ind) 6-4, 6-4;
Soha Sadiq (Ind) [2] / Madhurima Sawant (Ind) bt Diva Bhatia / Jennifer Luikham(Ind) 6-4, 6-0.

Sonkusare wins thriller to qualify for main draw at the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament
Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 30, 2026: Aakruti Sonkusare upset qualifying top seed Laxmisiri Dandu 1-6, 4-6, 16-14 to qualify for the main draw at the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament organized by EMMTC in association with Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) gets underway at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC) at Divisional Sports Complex Chh. Sambhajinagar.
In a thrilling final qualifying round encounter, eleventh seeded Aakruti Sonkusare staged a remarkable comeback to defeat top seed Laxmisiri Dandu 1-6, 4-6, 16-14 in a marathon super tie-break finish.
Harshini N Nagaraj upset second seed Ekaterina Khodzhaeva of Russia 6-1, 6-3 to make it to main draw and ensure eight Indian girls qualified for the main draw
Danica Fernando , Amodini Naik, Jeetesh Kumari, Chevika Reddy Sama, Jennifer Luikham and Saumya Ronde were the other players to qualify for the main draw which gets underway on Monday.
Winner of the similar event at Nagpur last week Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan will lead the singles seeding followed by Zeel Desai who is the only Indian to be seeded

The tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Sameer Rajurkar, Hon. Mayor, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Mr. G. Sreekanth, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Adv. Ashutosh Mishra, Mr. Shekhar Patil, Dy Director Sports, Mr. Bajirao Desai District Sports Officer, from Endurance Group Capt. K. Kavi & Mr.Abhinav Mishra, Mr. Ramayya Konkatti, Mr. Praveen Gaisamudre along with Team EMMTC and from Municipal corporation Dr. Vaishali Mudgadkar MO, Arpita Sharad and Sanjeev Balayya and ITF Supervisor Supreeth Kadavigere were present on the occasion.
The Honourable Mayor has specefically said that ' this tournamnet is a matter of immense pride for the city and will definitely bring the name of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on world map
Results: Final Qualifying Round: Womens:
Danica Fernando [12](Ind) bt Saily Thakkar (Ind)7-6(9), 6-7(3), 10-8;
Amodini Naik [6](Ind) bt Diva Bhatia[16](Ind) 7-5, 6-4;
Harshini N Nagaraj (Ind) bt Ekaterina Khodzhaeva [2] 6-1, 6-3;
Jeetesh Kumari[14](Ind) bt Vansh*ta Pathania[3](Ind)
Chevika Reddy Sama [7](Ind) bt Sameeksha Shroff[15](Ind) 6-1, 7-5;
Jennifer Luikham[9](Ind) bt Sreemanya Reddy Anugonda[8](Ind) 6-3, 6-1;
Saumya Ronde [5](Ind) bt Parthsarthi Mundhe[13](Ind) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8;
Aakruti Sonkusare (Ind) [11] bt Laxmisiri Dandu[1](Ind) 1-6, 4-6, 16-14
Following are the main Draw Singles Seeding players:
1. Zhibek Kulambayeva(Kaz), 2. Zeel Desai(Ind), 3.Ekaterina Yashina, 4. Elina Nepliy, 5. Anastasiya Kuparev(Ger), 6. Ksenia Laskutova, 7. Elena Jamshidi(Den), 8. Emma Van Poppel (Ned).