Vallab Kumar defeats Ayan Shetty at UNIFI-International Tennis Federation-junior Tennis Cup in Chennai

Qualifier Vallab Kumar (USA) defeated India’s Ayan Shetty 6-3, 6-2 in a boys’ first-round match at the UNIFI-International Tennis Federation-junior Tennis Cup 2026 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam in Chennai on Monday.

The Hindu published the match report on August 17, 2026 at 08:28 pm IST. The result formed part of the tournament’s first-round schedule at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, with the report listing first-round outcomes across both the boys’ and girls’ draws. Vallab entered the match as a qualifier; Ayan Shetty was the Indian opponent in the contest.

Other boys’ first-round results recorded in the report included Lakshy Madankumar (Aus) beating Malay Keyurbhai Minjrola 6-4, 6-1. Neel Kelkar prevailed over Hemdev Mahesh 6-1, 1-6, 7-5. Karan Thapa (Nep) defeated Lakshya Vardhan Chukka 6-3, 6-2.

Additional boys’ winners listed were Manan Rai, who beat Ashwin Kabilan (USA) 6-3, 6-4. Saksham Bhansali overcame Harsh Malik 6-0, 7-6(5). Yash Kumar defeated Can Lawani (Chn) 6-4, 7-5.

The girls’ first-round outcomes published in the same report included Saatvi Parag Mardaniya beating Shravanti Venkatakrishnan (GBr) 7-5, 3-0 (retd.) and Sarithra Entoori defeating Aashi Kashyap 6-4, 6-4. Purvi Patwa beat Zoha Qureshi 6-1, 6-3 and Diya Harikrishnan recorded a win over Yashitha Ereti 0-6, 6-3, 1-0 (retd.). Aditi Paturi beat Sree Sasthayini Velmanikandan 6-2, 7-6(3) and Pooja Nagaraj defeated Aditi Bhrahadeeswaran 6-0, 6-1.

All of the results above were from the first round of the UNIFI-International Tennis Federation-junior Tennis Cup 2026 held at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam, Chennai, as listed in The Hindu’s coverage published on August 17, 2026 at 08:28 pm IST.