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Ankita Raina loses doubles in China

Ankita Raina in partnership with Guo Shanshan was beaten by top seeds Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia and Irina Khomacheva of Russia in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $125,000 WTA tennis tournament in China.

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NEW DELHI 30 April, 2018 20:00 IST

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NEW DELHI 30 April, 2018 20:00 IST

Ankita Raina in partnership with Guo Shanshan was beaten by top seeds Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia and Irina Khomacheva of Russia in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $125,000 WTA tennis tournament in China, on Monday.

The results:

$125,000 WTA Open, Anning, China

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) & Irina Khromacheva (Rus) bt Guo Shanshan (Chn) & Ankita Raina 6-3, 6-3.

$25,000 ITF men, Abuja, Nigeria

Singles (first round): Arjun Kadhe bt Diego Matos (Bra) 6-0, 7-6(4).

$15,000 ITF women, Hua Hin, Thailand

Singles (first round): Sowjanay Bavisetti bt Patcharin Cheapchandej (Tha) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha) & Zeel Desai bt Mariana Correa (Ecu) & Chang Liu (Chn) 6-3, 7-5; Sowjanya Bavisetti & Ramya Natarajan bt Tamachan Momkoonthod & Chanikam Silakul (Tha) 6-2, 6-4; Lorraine Guillermo (US) & Natasha Palha bt Dan Ni Wang (Chn) & Amy Zhu (US) 6-3, 6-2.

$15,000 ITF women, Antalya, Turkey

Qualifying singles (third and final round): Andrijana Stoilkovic (SRB) bt Jennifer Luikham 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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