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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

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Indian boys do well

Special Correspondent

MELBOURNE: The third-seeded Indian boys defeated Malaysia and Indonesia to stay in the race to top the group in the Asia-Oceania World junior under-14 tennis championship here.

Yuki Bhambri and company will next take on the sixth-seeded Japan to decide the group topper.

The Indian girls, however, lost 0-3 to sixth-seeded Thailand but managed to humble fourth-seeded Korea 2-1.

Hong Kong that has lost both its matches will challenge India next.

The top two teams in the four groups, boys' and girls' sections, will make it to the knockout stage in the race for the World Group berths.

The results:

Boys: India beat Malaysia 3-0 (Yuki Bhambri bt John Tay Whei Erhn 6-0, 6-0; Christopher Marcus bt Ooi Gim Hong 6-3, 6-4; Mansing Athare & Christopher Marcus bt Ooi Gim Hong and Wong Wein Jun 6-4, 6-3).

India beat Indonesia 2-1 (Yuki Bhambri bt Tito Hutahurek 6-4, 6-3; Christopher Marcus bt Rihal Athak 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Yuki Bhambri & Christopher Marcus lost to Tito Hutahurek & Sony Purnomo 2-6, 7-5, 3-6).

Girls: India beat Korea 2-1 (Janaki Rao bt So Yeon Kim 6-4, 6-2; Sweta Solanki bt Ju-Eun Kim 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; Janaki Rao & Prerna Mythri lost to Yun Hee Kim & So Yeon Kim 6-4, 3-6, 2-6).

Thailand beat India 3-0 (Nicha Lertpitaksinchai bt Janaki Rao 6-3, 6-4; Noppawan Lertcheewakarn bt Sweta Solanki 6-2, 6-1; Nicha Lertpitaksinchai & Satjaporn Mahajaroen bt Sweta Solanki & Prerna Mythri 6-4, 6-3).

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