No. 2 Seed Nayak Claims Boys' 18 & Under Title at Vegas Strong Cup 2026

Aarian Nayak captured the Boys' 18 & Under singles title at the Vegas Strong Cup 2026 (Level 5 Open), held September 25-27, 2026 at Darling Memorial Tennis Center, Las Vegas, NV. Aarian Nayak defeated Rhett Locke 6-2, 6-2 in the final to claim the trophy.

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Aarian Nayak and No. 4 seed Rhett Locke. Nayak won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

Semifinals

Locke (No. 4 seed) needed three sets to get past Ladaga (No. 6 seed), prevailing 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(9).

Nayak (No. 2 seed) defeated Young (No. 3 seed) 6-3, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Ladaga (No. 6 seed) defeated Warkar 6-4, 6-4.

Locke (No. 4 seed) defeated Hay (No. 8 seed) 6-4, 6-3.

Young (No. 3 seed) defeated Kosyagin (No. 7 seed) 6-2, 6-1.

Nayak (No. 2 seed) defeated Bea (No. 5 seed) 6-1, 6-2.

Detailed Results

Final

Aarian Nayak [2] d. Rhett Locke [4], 6-2, 6-2

Semifinals

Rhett Locke [4] d. McAdam Ladaga [6], 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(9)

Aarian Nayak [2] d. Tyson Young [3], 6-3, 6-1

Quarterfinals

McAdam Ladaga [6] d. Aarian Warkar, 6-4, 6-4

Rhett Locke [4] d. Jonathan Hay [8], 6-4, 6-3

Tyson Young [3] d. Alec Kosyagin [7], 6-2, 6-1

Aarian Nayak [2] d. Charles Bea [5], 6-1, 6-2