Suresh wins opening match at Neitzel Family Open

Dhakshineswar Suresh playing at the Neitzel Family Open in Champaign
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Dhakshineswar Suresh lines up a shot in a long rally with Ryan Fishback at the 2025 Neitzel Family Open in their first-round match in the main draw on Tuesday. Suresh, ranked #790 in the ATP and #1376 in the ITF, defeated Fishback in at three-setter, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Suresh advanced to face Evan Bynoe in a second-round match scheduled to start at 10 am this morning at Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign. It will the be first meeting on the hard court between the two players.

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