No. 2 Seed Muvva Upsets Field to Win Boys' 18 & Under Title at Laguna Creek Sports Club Junior 18s & 16s Super Series

Tarak Ram Muvva captured the Boys' 18 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Open Laguna Creek Sports Club Junior 18s & 16s Super Series, held April 4-5, 2026 at Laguna Creek Sports Club, Elk Grove, CA. Tarak Ram Muvva pulled off the surprise of the tournament, knocking off No. 1 seed Luca Tabidze 6-3, 7-5 in the final.

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Tarak Ram Muvva and No. 1 seed Luca Tabidze. Muvva controlled the match from start to finish, winning 6-3, 7-5.

Semifinals

Tabidze (No. 1 seed) defeated Thumu 6-1, 6-0.

Muvva (No. 2 seed) defeated Vartanov 6-4, 7-6(4).

ISHIDA (No. 1 seed) defeated Puentes 6-3, 6-2.

Cotich defeated Demers 6-4, 6-2.

Hashimoto defeated Carruth 6-1, 6-0.

Kato (No. 2 seed) defeated Steele 6-2, 6-4.

Kreit (No. 1 seed) defeated Pardes 6-1, 6-3.

Thota defeated Lipeles 7-6(3), 6-0.

An Upset-Filled Quarterfinal Round

Tabidze (No. 1 seed) defeated Dhawan 6-4, 6-4.

Thumu defeated Doskovic 6-3, 6-1.

Vartanov needed three sets to get past Carpenter, prevailing 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-6(3).

ISHIDA (No. 1 seed) needed three sets to get past Feng, prevailing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Puentes needed three sets to get past Kuo, prevailing 6-1, 6-7(6), 7-5.

Demers needed three sets to get past Pande, prevailing 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.

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

Carruth pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 1 seed Devens 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Hashimoto defeated Beg 6-1, 6-0.

Steele needed three sets to get past Kamata, prevailing 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Kato (No. 2 seed) defeated Nguyen 6-2, 6-0.

Kreit (No. 1 seed) defeated Tong 6-3, 6-2.

Pardes defeated Joshi 6-4, 6-2.

Lipeles needed three sets to get past Dhawan, prevailing 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3.

Thota upset No. 2 seed Truong, winning 6-3, 7-5.

Detailed Results

Final

Tarak Ram Muvva [2] d. Luca Tabidze [1], 6-3, 7-5

KEITO ISHIDA [1] d. Carter Cotich, 6-3, 6-2

Tyler Kreit [1] d. Nihal Thota, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3

Semifinals

Luca Tabidze [1] d. Karthik Thumu, 6-1, 6-0

Tarak Ram Muvva [2] d. David Vartanov, 6-4, 7-6(4)

KEITO ISHIDA [1] d. Alejandro Puentes, 6-3, 6-2

Carter Cotich d. Georgii Demers, 6-4, 6-2

Reid Hashimoto d. Lane Carruth, 6-1, 6-0

Akito Kato [2] d. Alexander Steele, 6-2, 6-4

Tyler Kreit [1] d. Jacob Pardes, 6-1, 6-3

Nihal Thota d. David Lipeles, 7-6(3), 6-0

Quarterfinals

Luca Tabidze [1] d. Karam Dhawan, 6-4, 6-4

Karthik Thumu d. Aleksandar Doskovic, 6-3, 6-1

David Vartanov d. Oliver Carpenter, 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-6(3)

KEITO ISHIDA [1] d. Yicheng Feng, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Alejandro Puentes d. RJ Kuo, 6-1, 6-7(6), 7-5

Georgii Demers d. Vedansh Pande, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2

Carter Cotich d. Daniel Vartanov [2], 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Lane Carruth d. Bo Devens [1], 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7)

Reid Hashimoto d. Akbar Beg, 6-1, 6-0

Alexander Steele d. Keigo Kamata, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1

Akito Kato [2] d. Alexander Nguyen, 6-2, 6-0

Tyler Kreit [1] d. Amias Tong, 6-3, 6-2

Jacob Pardes d. Arnav Joshi, 6-4, 6-2

David Lipeles d. Aryaveer Dhawan, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3

Nihal Thota d. Benjamin Truong [2], 6-3, 7-5