New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Top seed Deepthi Venkatesan suffered a shock defeat in the girls U-16 singles event at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Unnathi Muralidhar.

Muralidhar, who hails from Karnataka, needed just 1 hour and 11 minutes to defeat Venkatesan 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the third round, according to a press release from Fenesta Open.

"It was really a good match; it was actually tough for me to play against the top seed," Muralidhar said after the win. "It was really a good experience; I had my coach with me, so it was an advantage. It's really good to be here and play at the Fenesta Open; this is my first time playing here, so it's really g...