No. 2 Seed Bunanta Battles to Boys' 14 & Under Title at MTA Junior 16s & 14s Super Series

Axel Bunanta captured the Boys' 14 & Under singles title at the Level 5 Open MTA Junior 16s & 14s Super Series, held April 4-5, 2026 at Manteca Tennis Center, MANTECA, CA. Axel Bunanta had to dig deep in a three-set final, defeating Pranav Iyer 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4 to earn the title.

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Axel Bunanta and Pranav Iyer. Bunanta took the first set, but Iyer battled back to force a decider. Bunanta held firm in the third, closing it out 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4.

Semifinals

Iyer defeated Bhosale 7-5, 6-0.

Bunanta (No. 2 seed) defeated Mkrtchyan 6-3, 6-0.

Yamashita pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 1 seed Gan 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Kumar defeated Shen 6-2, 6-0.

Liu needed three sets to get past Monet, prevailing 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3.

Matyurin defeated Rao 6-3, 6-2.

Yu defeated Agarwal 6-2, 6-0.

An Upset-Filled Quarterfinal Round

Iyer upset No. 1 seed Charakam, winning 6-3, 7-5.

Bhosale defeated He 6-2, 6-2.

Mkrtchyan defeated Yang 6-1, 6-1.

Bunanta (No. 2 seed) defeated Niphadkar 6-0, 6-1.

Gan (No. 1 seed) defeated Liyao 6-3, 6-1.

Yamashita needed three sets to get past Aho, prevailing 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).

Kumar needed three sets to get past Azmeh, prevailing 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Shen upset No. 2 seed Iltchev, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Rui pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 1 seed Han 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Phan defeated Deshpande 7-6(9), 6-2.

Monet defeated Cheng 6-2, 6-3.

Liu pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 2 seed Mishra 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Matyurin upset No. 1 seed Choi, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Rao defeated Lanka 6-2, 6-4.

Agarwal upset No. 2 seed Yassir, winning 7-6(1), 6-3.

Detailed Results

Final

Axel Bunanta [2] d. Pranav Iyer, 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4

Aadhit Anand Kumar d. Rento Yamashita, 6-4, 6-1

Elvin Liu d. Bradshaw Phan, 6-2, 6-4

Andrew Matyurin d. Sean Zishuo Yu, 6-2, 6-1

Semifinals

Pranav Iyer d. Aayush Bhosale, 7-5, 6-0

Axel Bunanta [2] d. Eduard Mkrtchyan, 6-3, 6-0

Rento Yamashita d. Edward Gan [1], 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Aadhit Anand Kumar d. Harvey Shen, 6-2, 6-0

Elvin Liu d. Rafael Monet, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3

Andrew Matyurin d. Pranay Rao, 6-3, 6-2

Sean Zishuo Yu d. Ansh Agarwal, 6-2, 6-0

Quarterfinals

Pranav Iyer d. Jay Charakam [1], 6-3, 7-5

Aayush Bhosale d. Haoyuan He, 6-2, 6-2

Eduard Mkrtchyan d. Alessandro Yang, 6-1, 6-1

Axel Bunanta [2] d. Neel Niphadkar, 6-0, 6-1

Edward Gan [1] d. Noah Liyao, 6-3, 6-1

Rento Yamashita d. Leo Anthony Aho, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)

Aadhit Anand Kumar d. Rani Azmeh, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Harvey Shen d. Taye Iltchev [2], 6-2, 6-2

Trisden Rui d. MacK Han [1], 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Bradshaw Phan d. Eesham Deshpande, 7-6(9), 6-2

Rafael Monet d. Guanhua Cheng, 6-2, 6-3

Elvin Liu d. Siddharth Mishra [2], 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

Andrew Matyurin d. Ethan Choi [1], 6-2, 6-2

Pranay Rao d. Rohan Lanka, 6-2, 6-4

Ansh Agarwal d. Finley Yassir [2], 7-6(1), 6-3