Rutuja Bhosale and Paige Hourigan defeated Mananchaya Sawangkaew and Eri Shimizu 6-4, 6-3 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $60,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, on Tuesday.
The results: $15,000 ITF men, Monastir, Tunisia:
First round: Karan Singh bt Samir Reguig (Alg) 6-1, 7-5.
$60,000 ITF women, Fukuoka, Japan: Doubles, pre-quarterfinals: Rutuja Bhosale & Paige Hourigan (Nzl) bt Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) & Eri Shimizu (Jpn) 6-4, 6-3.
$25,000 ITF women, Platja D’Aro, Spain: Doubles, pre-quarterfinals: Celia Sanchez & Charo Banuls (Esp) bt Sharmada Balu & Sowjanya Bavisetti 7-6(5), 6-1.
$15,000 ITF women, Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia: Doubles, pre-quarterfinals: Mila Masic & Nikol Palecek (Srb) bt Prathyusha Rachapudi & Lucia Tognoni (Ita) 6-2, 6-1.
