No. 1 Seed BHARADWAJ Claims Boys' 14 & Under Title at 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament

DAKSH BHARADWAJ captured the Boys' 14 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Closed 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament, held February 14-22, 2026 at Lakewood Tennis Center, LAKEWOOD, CA. DAKSH BHARADWAJ defeated Benjamin Inukai 6-4, 7-5 in the final to claim the trophy.

The Final

The final brought together No. 1 seed DAKSH BHARADWAJ and No. 4 seed Benjamin Inukai. BHARADWAJ controlled the match from start to finish, winning 6-4, 7-5.

Semifinals

BHARADWAJ (No. 1 seed) defeated Rodriguez (No. 9 seed) 6-1, 6-2.

Inukai (No. 4 seed) upset No. 2 seed Deng, winning 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

BHARADWAJ (No. 1 seed) needed three sets to get past Kolomeyer (No. 5 seed), prevailing 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(7).

Rodriguez (No. 9 seed) upset No. 3 seed Slaton, winning 6-4, 7-5.

Inukai (No. 4 seed) defeated Huerta 6-1, 6-1.

Deng (No. 2 seed) defeated Tseng (No. 5 seed) 6-2, 6-2.

Detailed Results

Final

DAKSH BHARADWAJ [1] d. Benjamin Inukai [4], 6-4, 7-5

Semifinals

DAKSH BHARADWAJ [1] d. Luca Rodriguez [9], 6-1, 6-2

Benjamin Inukai [4] d. Chris Deng [2], 6-1, 6-1

Quarterfinals

DAKSH BHARADWAJ [1] d. Matthew Kolomeyer [5], 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(7)

Luca Rodriguez [9] d. London Slaton [3], 6-4, 7-5

Benjamin Inukai [4] d. Paolo Huerta, 6-1, 6-1

Chris Deng [2] d. Julius Tseng [5], 6-2, 6-2