ITF W15 Tumakuru Open: Indian Players Shine In Round Of 32 As Nitture Falls Early

Indian players shaped the early narrative at the ITF W15 Tumakuru Open, with several singles wins on Wednesday, May 6. The main upset came in the Round of 32. Eighth seed Akanksha Dileep Nitture exited after a heavy defeat to Arina Arifullina. The matches took place at the Tumakuru University Tennis Stadium.

Arifullina controlled the contest and beat Nitture 6-1, 6-1. Nitture struggled to settle during rallies and faced repeated pressure on serve. The result stood out among a day of steady progress for other leading names. Top seed Justina Mikulskyte and second seed Zuzanna Pawlikowska also moved on in straight sets.

In an all-Indian meeting, Laxmisiri Dandu recovered from a poor start to beat Prathyusha Rachapudi 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Kashish Bhatia also advanced with a 6-1, 6-1 win over wild card Amodini Naik. Jennifer Luikham then came through a longer match. Jennifer Luikham beat Chevika Reddy Sama 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Third seed Vaidehee Chaudhari stayed composed against local player Soha Sadiq. Vaidehee Chaudhari won 6-3, 6-4. Fourth seed Zeel Desai produced the strongest scoreline of the round. Zeel Desai beat Jeetesh Kumari 6-0, 6-0. Sixth seed Ekaterina Yashina also advanced comfortably. Ekaterina Yashina beat Bela Tamhankar 6-2, 6-2.

Overseas seeds also had smooth passages in the ITF W15 Tumakuru Open draw. Justina Mikulskyte defeated Saumya Vig 6-1, 6-1. Zuzanna Pawlikowska beat Sreemanya Reddy Anugonda 6-0, 6-1. Poland’s Zuzanna Kolonus added another straight-sets result. Zuzanna Kolonus beat Aishwarya Jadhav 6-2, 6-0.

In doubles, Indian combinations collected key wins in the Round of 16. Soha Sadiq and Madhurima Sawant beat Pooja Ingale and Prathyusha Rachapudi 6-3, 6-2. Another match went the distance. Sreemanya Reddy Anugonda and Sahira Singh recovered after losing the first set. The pair won 3-6, 6-3, 10-6 against Laxmisiri Dandu and Chevika Reddy Sama.

Akanksha Dileep Nitture avoided a second setback by progressing in doubles. Partnering Japan’s Michika Ozeki, the third-seeded pair won a close match. Nitture and Ozeki beat Kashish Bhatia and Sonal Patil 6-3, 4-6, 10-6. The win kept Nitture in the tournament despite the singles loss.

ITF W15 Tumakuru Open results: Round of 32 singles and Round of 16 doubles

The ITF W15 Tumakuru Open Round of 32 produced a mix of Indian success and seeded consistency. Several home players moved forward in singles and doubles. The key surprise remained Akanksha Dileep Nitture’s singles defeat to Arina Arifullina. Nitture, though, stayed in contention by winning a tight doubles match with Michika Ozeki.