In the Under-12 age group, Orissa's Mahesh Mohapatra is the top seed among the boys, with the honour among the girls going to Punjab's Sarah Dev in the tournament to be played at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association here.
The boys competition in both age groups would see a main draw of 64 players, while the girls category consists of a main draw of 48 players.
The qualifying rounds started today and would continue tomorrow.
Hosts Maharashtra would pose a strong challenge in the girls under-16 through Snehal Mane and Mihika Yadav, seeded second and third respectively, while in the under-16 boys, Rian Pandole, seeded 13th, is the top player in the main draw from the state.
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