New Delhi: Parikishit Somani took one more step closer to the title as he outslugged Mrityunjai Badola 6-1, 6-2 in the third round entering the quarter-finals of the under-16 section in the Fenesta Open Junior National Tennis Championship.

Parikshit has been in good touch and after the highs of doing well in doubles in under-18 last week, he looks comfortable against even tougher opponents.

Fourth seed Nitin Kumar Sinha also booked his quarter-final slot as he spanked Himanshu Mor 6-0, 6-0 while third seed Siddhanth Banthia defeated Danish Ahmad 6-2, 7-5.

The boys draw in under-14 and under-16 is of 64 and the girls draw of 48 in the second week.

In Girls under-16 third round, top seed Sathwika Sama had an easy outing against Avanthika Sai as she won 6-2, 6-2 while second seed Shivani Ingle toyed with Aesha Patel for a 6-2, 6-1 win.

Third seed Mahak Jain was also in good touch as she dumped Manjana Shivani 6-0, 6-4.

In the Boys' Under-14 event, there was more agony for top seed Himanshu Mor as he lost in straight sets to rank outsider Shashikant Rajput (4-6, 3-6). However, second seed Sacchitt Sharrma beat Uddayvir Singh in a ding-dong battle 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 as both players tested each other in baseline rallies.

Girls' Under-14 top seed Prinkle Singh eased into the quarter-finals as she had an easy game against Kiran Kal Kal for a 6-2, 6-0 win. Seed two Shreya Gulia was also in the comfort zone as she thumped Rutuparna Choudhury 6-1, 6-2.

The finals will be held on Saturday.

Results:

Boys Under 16

Parikshit Somani (Seed 1) bt Mrityunjai Badola 6-1, 6-2; Sumit Pal Singh bt Sivadeep Kosarju 6-2, 6-1; Siddhanth J Banthia (Seed 3) bt Danish Ahmad 6-2, 7-5; Dhakshineshwar Suresh bt Calvin Gomei 6-0, 6-4; Muthu Aadhitiya Senthilkumar bt Gurjot Sidhu 6-4, 7-6(3); Nitin Kumar Sinha (Seed 4) bt Himanshu Mor 6-0, 6-0; Yugal Bansal bt Aditya Vashisht 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 Adil kalyanpur (Seed 2) bt Abhimanyu Vannemreddy 7-5, 6-1

Girls Under 16

Sathwika Sama (Seed 1) bt Avanthika Sai 6-2,6-2; Shivani Ingle (Seed 2) bt Aesha Patel 6-2,6-1; Mahak Jain (Seed 3) bt Manjana Shivani 6-0,6-4; Vaidehi Chaudhari (Seed 4) bt Tanisha Kashyap 6-0,7-6(3); Sabhyata Nihalani bt Shreya Tatavarthy 6-1,6-1; Prinkle Singh bt Shreya Gulia 6-1,6-4; Akanksha Bhan bt Shivani Amneni 6-1,7-6(4); Humera Sheikh bt Harsha Challa 7-6(4), 2-6,7-6(9)

Boys Under 14

Shashikant Rajput bt Himanshu Mor (Seed 1) 6-4, 6-3; Sacchitt Sharrma (Seed 2) bt Uddayvir Singh 2-6, 6-3, 6-3;Madhwin Kamath bt Dev V Javia (Seed 4) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0;Shashank Theertha (Seed 5) M bt Dhrumil Thakkar 6-3, 6-3;Ishan Anirudh Sethi bt Bikramjeet Singh Chawla 6-2, 6-4;Rhythm Malhotra bt Sarthak Suden 6-1, 6-0;Mann Maulik Shah bt Divesh Gahlot 7-5, 6-4;Aaryan Mehul Zaveri bt Rithvik Choudary B 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Girls Under 14

Prinkle Singh (Seed 1) bt Kiran Kal Kal 6-2, 6-0;Sharannaya Gaware bt Kritika Umesh Chhabra (Seed 5) 7-5, 6-4;Sanya Singh (Seed 4) bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-1, 6-1;Sarah Dev bt Tanisha Kashyap 6-4, 4-6, 6-1;Salsa Aher bt Bhakti Parwani 6-2, 6-2;Mushabir Anjum Shaik (Seed 3) bt Richa Chougle 6-1, 2-6, 6-3; Shreya Gulia (Seed 2) bt Rutuparna Choudhury 6-1, 6-2.