Vietnamese junior tennis players finished fourth at the Davis Cup and Fed Cup in India. — VNS Photo |
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese athletes finished fourth in both the Junior Davis Cup and the Junior Fed Cup tennis tournaments which ended in India over the weekend.
The boys lost 0-2 to No. 3 seed Lebanon, while Phạm Đức Phú was beaten 4-6, 1-6 by Sadek Jalai and Võ Hoàng Hùng let his rival Roy Tabet come from behind to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
The Philippines bagged the title winning 2-1 against Singapore.
Meanwhile the girls were defeated 1-2 by Singapore. Nguyễn Thị Mai Hương, however, pushed Việt Nam ahead with a 7-6 (6), 6-1 over Tan Tammy. Goh Joelle leveled the result after beating Trần Thụy Thanh Trúc 6-3, 6-2. In the doubles match, Minh Phương/Thanh Trúc were beaten by Joelle/Wong Tessa 6-3, 7-5.
The gold medal went to Pacific Oceania who beat Sri Lanka 2-0. — VNS