Gsta state ranking tennis tournament

GSTA State Ranking Tennis Tournament: Emerging tennis star Harsha Deshpande made a remarkable showing in the Gujarat State Tennis Association (GSTA) State Ranking Tennis Tournament, securing a double victory by claiming the Girls' Under-14 and Girls' Under-16 Singles titles.

Harsha, a Grade VII student, has been training at the Adani Sportsline Academy since 2024. She demonstrated maturity, steadiness, and tactical awareness beyond her years in both age groups of the event that took place at the SRAG Tennis Academy in Ahmedabad from December 20 to 23, 2025.

In the Girls' Under-14 draw, Harsha beat Jena Shah 6–1 in the quarterfinals, then defeated Reona Pancholi 6–3 in the semifinals, and clinched the title with a 7–3 victory over Zia Thakkar in the final. She carried that momentum into the Girls' Under-16 category, where she achieved dominant wins against Jiya Hada (6–0) in the quarterfinals and Pahel Mehta (6–1) in the semifinals, before beating Sarah Rias 7–3 in the final.