Phương beats former champion at tennis event

December 08, 2016 - 15:40

Fifteen-year-old Nguyễn Văn Phương of Bình Dương beat former national champion Hoàng Thành Trung of the People’s Police in the men’s singles group A match of the National Tennis Tournament.

Nguyễn Văn Phương. — Photo tuoitre.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Fifteen-year-old Nguyễn Văn Phương of Bình Dương beat former national champion Hoàng Thành Trung of the People’s Police in the men’s singles group A match of the National Tennis Tournament.

The game was played on December 7 in the central province of Nghệ An.

Phương won 6-4, 4-6, 5-4. (Trung retired because of injury).

In other match of Group A, top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam of Bình Dương defeated Trương Giang Thanh of HCM City 6-3, 6-3.

In Group B matches, Nguyễn Đắc Tiến of Hà Nội was defeated by Trịnh Linh Giang of Bình Dương 2-6, 6(2)-7. Meanwhile, Phạm Minh Tuấn of Đà Nẵng crushed Vũ Artem of Bình Dương 6-2, 6-4.

On the women’s side, Phan Thị Thanh Bình of Đà Nẵng bested Trần Thị Thanh Trúc of HCM City 6-2, 6-0 in Group A.

In the men’s doubles, Nam and Phương lost to Quốc Khánh and Quang Trí of HCM City. (Phương retired because of exhaustion). — VNS

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