LUCKNOW, April 21 -- Lucknow's Unnad Tennis Academy buzzed with excitement as the men's singles main draw of the AITA Rs 1 lakh Tennis Tournament first round delivered thrilling action, upsets, and strong showings from Uttar Pradesh players here on Monday. Top seed Mayank Sharma of Delhi dominated Pranav Mishra 6-1, 6-0, signaling his intent to claim the title. Anuj Kumar fought back in a marathon against Aryan Sejwal of Delhi, winning 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to keep local hopes alive. Devraj Gohil of Gujarat ousted Abhishek Singh of Bihar 6-4, 6-3, while Aritro Ghosh of West Bengal stunned fifth seed Sudhir Singh 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Third seed Parth Patil of Maharashtra edged Jayant Dhingra of Delhi 6-2, 7-5, and Prateek Sheoran of Haryana beat compatriot Vansh Janghu 6-4, 6-3. Yash Varma prevailed in an all-UP clash over Govind Maurya 7-5, 7-5, while eighth seed Sourav Yadav of Delhi crushed Aryan Phogat of Haryana 6-2, 6-1. Aditya Tinjain of Punjab downed Harsh Malik (HR) 7-5, 6-1, and Uday Kaul defeated Ekalavya Singh 6-3, 6-4. Another upset rocked the draw as Om Yadav toppled seventh seed Vaibhav Singh of Bihar 6-4, 6-2. Fourth seed Dhruv Ghanghas of Haryana was clinical against Anurudh Kumar 6-2, 6-3. In other first round matches of the day, Rohin Raj came from a set down to beat Dhruv Sharma 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, Rishi Yadav handled Manav Singh of Delhi 6-4, 6-2, and Mukil Ramnan of Tamil Nadu wrapped up proceedings over Tejal Pal of Maharashtra 6-2, 6-1. Some fierce contests witnessed in the District Powerlifting Championship here at the Chowk Stadium on Monday. The gold medal winners included Aditi Lodhi, Varsha Rawat, Tripti Kashyap, Pawni Agarwal, Pragya Gautam, Saumya Singh, Urvashi Saxena, Pragya Upadhyay, Aditi Rawat, Kalpana Kanojiya, Ankita Rathore, Arti Verma, Vaishnavi, Sushila Devi, Bhanu Kumari, Anjuman Singh and Swarnika Singh....