Anirudh Chandrasekar, Niki Poonacha lose doubles final

Top seeds Anirudh Chandrasekar and Niki Poonacha were beaten 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in the doubles final by fourth seeds Julian Bradley and Guy Orly Iradukunda in the $15,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament in Kampala, Uganda.

Interestingly, the Indian pair had beaten the same team the earlier week in the quarterfinals by the same score, on way to the title.

The results:

$15,000 ITF men, Kampala, Uganda

Singles (semifinals): Ivan Nedelko (Rus) bt Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles (final): Julian Bradley (IRL) & Guy Orly Iradukunda (BDI) bt Anirudh Chandrasekar & Niki Poonacha 6-4, 3-6, [10-6]; Semifinals: Anirudh Chandrasekar & Niki Poonacha bt William Bushamuka (US) & Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (ZIM) 6-1, 6-4.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)