Sixteen year old Tea Kovacevic knocks out top seed to enter finals at Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open  $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament  

 Kulambayeva–Yashina Clinch Doubles Title;  

Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 4, 2026: Sixteen year old Tea Kovacevic of Bosnia Herzegovina edged past top seed Zhibek Kulambeyeva to enter the singles finals of the the Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Open Endurance $15,000 Women's ITF Tennis Tournament organized by EMMTC in association with Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA)  being played at the Endurance-MSLTA Marathwada Tennis Centre (EMMTC) at Divisional Sports Complex Chh. Sambhajinagar.

In the singles semifinals, the sixteen year old rising star Tea Kovacevic edged past top seed Zhibek Kulambayeva in a thrilling contest 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(4) that lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes to make her maiden career final, she will take on Russian Elina Nepliy who got a walk over from second seed Zeel Desai

In the doubles finals The top-seeded pair of Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan and Russian Ekaterina Yashina dominated the final, defeating third seeds Anastasiya Kuparev of Germany and Sevil Yuldasheva of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-4 to claim the title. 

 
The winning duo received their second title in a row  $950 and 15 WTA points, while the runners-up earned $550 and 8 points along with the trophy. The prizes were presented by Mrs Varsha Jain, Director Endurance Group, Dr. Vinay Kumar Rathod, IPS, S.P Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mr. Ranjeet Das, Director Nath Valley School, Mr. Roshan Jain, Vice President Endurance, Mrs. Tarika Jain. Adv. Ashutosh Mishra, Capt. K. Kavi, Mr. Abhinav Mishra from Endurance Group, Mr. Ramayya Konkatti, Mr. Praveen Gaisamudre and Team EMMTC, along with ITF Supervisor Supreeth Kadavigere.were present on the occasion.
 
Results: Semifinal Round: Main Draw: Singles:
Elina Nepliy[4] w/o Zeel Desai (Ind) [2]  
Tea Kovacevic (Bih) bt Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) [1] 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(4); (3hour 22minutes)

Doubles: Final Round:
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) / Ekaterina Yashina [1] bt Anastasiya Kuparev (Ger) [3] / Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) 6-1, 6-4.
 
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