UNB, Dhaka :
Three Bangladeshi players –Lamisa Fabiha Suchona, Popy Akhter and Ety Akhter-reached the girls’ singles semifinals of the Bengal Group Asian U-14 Series Tennis defeating their compartriots at the Ramna National Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
In the day’s girls’ quarterfinals, Lamisa Fabiha Suchona [2] (BAN) beat Srabonti Dev 6-0, 6-1; Popy Akter (BAN) beat Sanjida Sohana (BAN) 6-0, 6-1 while Ety Akther (BAN) beat Raisa Haider (BAN) 7-6, 6-0.
The boys’ singles matches advanced to the quarterfinal stages on Tuesday.
In the day’s boys singles’ matches, top seed Ali Dewani [1] (BAH) beat Navraj Brar (IND) 6-0, 6-0; Naimul Islam (BAN) beat Sree Ranjit Sarkar (BAN) 6-1, 6-2, Mohammad Istiaque [4] beat Ashik Jannat (BAN) 6-3, 7-5; Hridoy Hasan (BAN) beat Zubin Omar [6] 6-2, 6-2; Mehedi Hasan (BAN) beat Mir Shahidul Islam Nishad [5] 6-1, 6-0; Swadhin Hasan [3] (BAN) beat Saikat Shahrier (BAN) 6-2, 6-1; Faruk Hossain (BAN) beat Badhon Sharif (BAN) 6-1, 6-3 while Michael Francis Eala [2] (PHI) beat Faridur Reza (BAN) 6-0, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.
The girls’ singles semifinals and boys’ quarterfinals matches will be held Wednesday morning at the same venue.
