Bhuvana Kalva loses quarterfinals in Djibouti

Sixth seed Bhuvana Kalva was beaten 6-1, 6-1 by fourth seed Noa Liauw A Fong of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Djibouti.

Bhuvana ran into the same Dutch opponent in the doubles and lost the semifinals in partnership with Ho Ching Wu of Hong Kong.

The results:

$15,000 ITF women, Gabode, Djibouti
Singles (quarterfinals): Noa Liauw A Fong (Ned) bt Bhuvana Kalva 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles (semifinals): Merel Hoedt & Noa Liau A Fong (NED) bt Bhuvana Kalva & Ho Ching Wu (HKG) 2-6, 6-3, [10-8].
Quarterfinals: Ho Ching Wu & Bhuvana Kalva bt Elena Gemovic & Doroteia Joksovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-4; Mariana Drazic (CRO) & Man YIng Maggie Ng (HKG) bt Emmanuelle Girard (FRA) & Likhitha Kalava 6-4, 6-3.