In the women's singles tennis first round matches, India's Rushmi Chakravarthy and Venkatesha Poojashree have entered the second round. Both won their matches beating their Lesotho rivals in straight sets. While Rushmi defeated Montlha Pinki 6-0, 6-1, Poojashre beat Nqosa Nithabiseng Eunicia 6-0, 6-0.