Telangana’s D Laxmi Siri entered the women’s singles third round of the Sify AITA tennis tournament in Bhimavaram with a straight-sets win over Tamil Nadu’s P Mridhula. Several other players competed in the men’s and women’s singles second rounds
Published Date – 5 November 2026, 06:51 PM
Hyderabad: D Laxmi Siri of Telangana entered the third round of the women’s singles event with a 6-4, 7-5 win over P Mridhula of Tamil Nadu in the Sify AITA men’s and women’s tennis tournament at Cosmopolitan Club in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday.
The results:
Men’s singles:
Second round: Oges Theyjo Jaya Prakash (TN) bt Amit Moond (Raj) 6-1, 6-1; P Sandilya (TG) bt Vansh Nandal (Har) 6-4, 0-6, 2-0 (conceded); V Dhiraj Reddy (TG) bt Krishna Teja Raja (TN) 6-4, 7-5; G Naishik Reddy (TG) bt Antariksh Pratap Ajay Verma (Raj) 6-3, 6-3; Prasad Ingale (Maha) bt D Akhil Kumar Reddy (TG) 6-4, 6-0; Mayand Tewary (WB) bt Eric Nithilan (Kar) 7-5, 6-4; P Dharmalingam (TN) bt Parjanya Adury (TG) 6-2, 6-4.
Women’s singles:
Second round: D Laxmi Siri (TG) bt P Mridhula (TN) 6-4, 7-5; Parthasarthi Arun Mundhe (Maha) bt D Omna Yadav (TG) 6-1, 6-4; K Lalitya Bhaskar Reddy (Maha) bt Sama Chevika Reddy (TG) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3); Danica Nirmal Fernando (Maha) bt Ananya Shibasini Ramesh (TN) 6-3, 6-0; Harshini Nagaraj (Kar) bt Suhani Gaur (Raj) 6-1, 6-2; Lakshmi Dowda (Dli) bt Hridayeshi B Pai (Kar) 5-1 (retired).
