New Delhi: Harsh Mankad and his partner
Treat Conard Huey rallied from a set down to advance to the
doubles semifinals of the ATP Challenger event in Champaign,
United States.
The second seeded Indo-Filipino pair overcame Dominic
Inglot of Britain and American Rylan Rizza 3-6 7-6 (5) 10-7 in
a gruelling quarter-final encounter of the USD 50,000 hard
court event.
They next face fourth seeds Martin Emmrich of Germany and
Andreas Siljetsrom of Sweden.
No Indian is competing in the singles event. Somdev had
withdrawn after sustaining a right shoulder injury.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 17:59