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Kathmandu Friday November 24, 2000 Mangshir 09, 2057.
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Carlsberg Open hots up
KATHMANDU, Nov 23(PR) - Nepal’s No 1
pair of Chandra Shahi and R Thapa bowed out of the 3rd Carlsberg Open Tennis tournament
here today surrendering to the might of Karsoliya and K Shukla in the Men’s double.
The Nepalese pair of Shahi and Thapa went down tamely losing the match 2-6, 3-6 in
straight sets. The winning pair has advanced to the final.
They will now meet Nepal’s second seeded
pair of Krishna Raj Ghale and Sanu Gurung who defeated the pair of Shree Ram Magar and B
Hirachan. Ghale and Gurung won in three tough sets coming from behind after conceding the
first set to win the match 5-7, 6-0 and 6-4. The final of the Men’s double will be
played on Saturday.
The tournament organised jointly by All Nepal
Lawn Tennis Association and Gorkha Brewery also witnessed various stages of Veterans
Singles(above 40 yrs and above 50 yrs), Mixed Doubles, Junior Boys and Men’s Singles.
In the Veterans Singles(above 40 yrs), top
seed Manoj Rana defeated Abdul Rehman 6-3, 6-2 to qualify for final. In the other
semi-final in this catagory, Karma Gurung defeated Subarna Dhakwa to set up the title
clash with Manoj.
Similarly, in the semi-final match of the
Veterans Singles(above 50 yrs), Madhkar Rana defeated Laxman Rana in straight sets winning
the match at 6-4, 6-0. Madhukar Rana will now play the final against C M Tuladhar. The
pair of Chandra Shahi and E Nought also advanced to the finals of Mixed Doubles.
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