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Panaji: In a stunning performance, reigning champion, 23-year-old Trisha Vinod from Bengaluru, repeated her last year’s winning double at the Gadre Gaspar Open 2025, winning twin titles in the Open Ladies Singles and Open Mixed Doubles events, even as Sagar Kumar won the honours in the prestigious Open Men’s Singles segment.
In the Open Ladies Singles final, Trisha defeated Sanika Kambli, who she had ousted in the final of the tournament’s last edition. When the two met again in the final this time round, there was a palpable tension in the air. Sanika put up a tough fight, narrowly losing the first set 5-7, before Trisha powered her way through the second set 6-2, winning the title.
Speaking about winning the title for the second year in a row, Trisha Vinod said, “I decided to participate in this year’s tournament because I wanted to defend my title. The competition was much tougher this time around and I had the opportunity to play alongside some incredible players from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. I’m definitely looking forward to returning next year, as I’m sure the experience will keep improving each time.”
In earlier semi-final matches in the same event, Trisha had to work hard to overcome a stiff challenge from Andrea Almeida. Trisha lost the first set 3-6, before making a comeback, winning the next two 7-5 and 10-2. In the other semi-final, Sanika Kambli defeated Natasha Palha 6-2, 3-6,10-5.
In the mixed doubles final, Trisha Vinod and Maaz Khan, who had won the title last year, paired up again to defeat Sanika Kambli/Shubham Shaw 4-6, 7-5, 10-8. The final match stretched the participants to the limits, with Sanika and Shubham making the eventual winners work hard for every point.
In the men’s singles final, 19-year-old Sagar Kumar from Delhi overcame the challenge posed by Sreyas Prasad, defeating the latter 6-1, 6-1.
In the Open Men’s Doubles finals, Saiel Gajinkar/Jay Pawar defeated Anamay Mittal/Aryan Kotasthane 6-1, 6-3.
“This being my first tournament, winning the Open Men’s Singles title means a lot to me,” said Sagar Kumar, winner of the event. “When I saw the winner’s name on the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias board, I knew I wanted mine there too, which motivated me throughout the tournament. Overall, the tournament helped me grow by playing against diverse players, boosting my confidence and teaching me valuable lessons for the future.”
Earlier, Anamay and Aryan had defeated Santosh Gorawar/Nilesh Sawant 6-0, 6-4 in the semi-finals to book their place for the final event.
Emulating her senior Trisha, Gargi Oak also won a double in the Gadre Gaspar Open 2025’s Open Girls under-16 and under-12 categories. Gargi came back from a 1-4 score to defeat her opponent Ritisha Baradur 4-1, 4-0 to win the girls under-16 title on the second consecutive occasion in the tournament. Gargi also blanked out Urvi Panandiker 4-0, 4-0 in the girls under-12 category, without breaking a sweat.
In the junior boys sections, Kriyansh R faced Devaansh Naik in the boys under-12 event, with the former outwitting the latter 4-1, 4-0, while Ethan de Ataide breezed past Vedant Naik 4-0, 4-1 in the final match of the boys under-16 event.
This year’s edition of the tournament, organised by the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias in partnership with the Goa State Tennis Association and supported by the Gadre Group, had received a record 533 entries. The tournament kicked off on January 23 with Masters category matches, before progressing to the more competitive Open category matches.
