VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam and partner Ti Chen won the first round match of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9 tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 31) in Binh Duong Province.

Ly Hoang Nam in the second round of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9 event. — Photo 24h.com.vn

The No 1 seed duo beat Gary Kushnirovich of the US and Vu Artem of Viet Nam 6-4, 6-2 in a 73-minute match.

They will play Vietnamese wildcard pair Le Cong Tien and Trinh Linh Giang who defeated Chinese Gong Xiao and Li Zhao-tai 6-3, 6-3 yesterday.

In the singles event, Vu Artem also lost 2-6, 3-6 to Indian Sasi Kumar Mukund, No 1 seed.

No 2 Karol Drzewiecki of Poland overcame American Patrick Davidson 6-3, 7-5.

The tournament is the last of a series of nine Men’s Futures events held in Viet Nam.

A pocket of US$10,000 and bonus points are available for the winners.

VNS