Vietnam gets 2 wins at U-18 ITF tourney
Only two of 13 Vietnamese registered victories in the first round of the Vietnam International Tennis Federation's U-18 tournament, in Can Tho City's Sports Complex on July 7.
Nguyen Mau Vinh Quang beat Rong Reach Cheng of Cambodia 6-1, 6-0 in the opening match of the men's singles category.
His teammate Huynh Minh Hung defeated Ahmad Maulana Bezuri from Indonesia 6-1, 6-1.
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In the next round, Quang will play Indonesian Achad Imam Maruf while Hung is to meet Toru Horie of Japan.
Quang will also participate in the men's doubles which starts on July 8. He will pair with Steven Harianto Poedji and play against Stefan Kingsley and Coeneill Spaapen in the first match.
Hung and David Marshall Nguyen will face Eikoh Hayashi and Alester Magalit.
In other tennis news, Vietnamese representative Ly Hoang Nam and his partner Congsup Congcar entered the second round of the Thailand F9 Futures' men's doubles on July 7.
They meet the winners of the match between Warit Sornbutnark/Singekrawee Wattanakul and Sasi Kumar Mukund/Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash on July 8.