Siddharth and Aishwarya Nunes, along with Sreenath and Tanya Shelyazhynska-Caldeira, advanced to the semi-finals of the open mixed doubles category at the ongoing Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Tennis Open 2026, following dominant performances against their respective opponents.
Siddharth and Aishwarya registered a comfortable 6-1 win over Neale Fernandes and Raisa Menezes in their quarter-final encounter, while Sreenath and Tanya cruised to a commanding 6-0 victory against Debayan Das and Tomoyo Fujita to book their place in the last four.
In the men’s open singles category, Dimitry Smirnov blanked Neenad Desai 6-0, while Santosh defeated Kedar Tari 6-3. Lyndon Pinto got the better of Kishor Metry 6-2 and Siddharth Nunes eased past Debayan Das 6-0. Arnam Ghosh registered a 6-3 win over Rajaram Paiginkar, while Punit Fadte edged out Shrish Lohiya 7-5 in a closely contested match. Shaurya Awasthi defeated Kshitij Garg 6-0, and Akhil Shirwaikar beat Raoul Vas 6-2. Sameer Kakodkar secured a 6-1 win over Rohit Shetty, while Raju Kundaikar overcame Tanay Amonkar 6-2. Prince Agnelo Joven De Silva also advanced with a 6-4 victory against Dunstan Dias.
In the boys under-14 singles category, Kyan Mavany moved into the final with a 4-2, 4-2 win over Shaurya Verlekar, while Adianta Devaraya edged past Ethan Luis De Ataide 4-1, 4-3 in their semi-final encounters.
The men’s open doubles category saw competitive action, with Rihan Colaco and Shubert Colaco registering a hard-fought 7-5 win over Aaron Braz Monteiro and Gary Steele. In another match, Lyndon J. Pinto and Pankaj Nanoskar defeated Adianta Devaraya and Kane Pereira 6-2.
In the men’s 45+ doubles category, Anurag Agrawal and Jai Gill progressed to the semi-finals with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win over Mano Chhabra and Suraj Pombra.
