HCL conducted the HCL Tennis Junior Tour & Masters in August and September with MBTA as their Knowledge Partners for the tournament. 4 AITA Championship Series tournaments were conducted across India for kids in the U12 and U14 category. The top 16 players were invited to compete in the Masters at the Shiv Nadar University in Noida. The tournament was conducted from 21st to 25th November. Apart from competing in the tournament, the students also had the opportunity to interact with former ATP player, Stefan Hermann who spoke to them about consistency and the importance of being mentally strong.
The winners of the HCL Tennis Junior Tour & Masters were sent for a 1 week all expenses paid training to the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain. The runners up were sent for 2 weeks training to the MBTA High Performance Center in Kochi.
Boys U14:
Winner: R S Rajesh Kannan
Runner Up: Yashraj Dalvi
Girls U14:
Winner: P Sruthi
Runner Up: Mekhala Manna
Boys U12:
Winner: Akarsh Gaonkar
Runner Up: Rahul Pamei
Girls U12:
Winner: Rutuja Chaphalkar
Runner Up: Vaishnavi Adkar