Bengaluru, Oct. 26 -- Karnataka's 13-year-old prodigy Srishti Kiran secured her first international junior title, winning the ITF J30 at Cabarete in the Dominican Republic on Saturday.

Srishti delivered a commanding performance to defeat the top seed, Stephanie Pumar of Venezuela, 6-2, 6-2, securing the championship in straight sets, according to a KSLTA release.

The victory capped an impressive campaign where she had earlier stunned second seed Arina Vansovich of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals and advanced through the next two rounds in a similar fashion.

Reflecting on the tournament where she did not concede a single set, Srishti said, "Winning my first international title in Cabarete feels truly special. The decision to pl...