Myneni enters semi-finals of ITF Futures tennis

November 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS  

Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Wild card Saketh Myneni continued his title assault as he reached the semi-finals of the TNTA-ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament here Thursday when his opponent, sixth seeded Arenas-Gualda of Spain retired owing to injury after losing the first set.

Myneni, who had packed off second seeded Ranjit Virali Murugesan Wednesday, joins top seed J Mitsuhashi of Japan, eighth seeded James Marsalek of Britain who upset third seeded Rohan Gajjar in three sets and Spaniard R Orgeta Olmedo in the semi-finals.

The results:

Men’s singles (quarter-finals): 1-J Mitsuhashi (JPN) beat 7-Karunuday Singh 6-4,6-2; 8-James Marsalek (GBR) beat 3-Rohan Gajjar 6-4,6-7(2),7-6(7); 4-R Ortega-Olmedo (ESP) beat 5-N Prashanth 6-2, 6-2; WC-Saketh Myneni beat 6-I Arenas-Gualda 6-2 Ret.

Men’s doubles (semi-finals): Mohit Mayur/Saketh Myneni bt Shriram Balaji/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-2, 6-5; Rohan Gajjar/Vijay Kannan bt R Arun Prakash/Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-3, 6-3.

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