VietNamNet Bridge – Duo Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien advanced to the quarter-final round of the Vietnam F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien win their first match at the Vietnam F3 Men’s Future on August 8. — VNS Photo

The Vietnamese pair won 6-4, 6-0 over Daniel Kossek and Maciej Smola, a wildcard duo from Poland.

Their next rival will be the winner of the match between No 1 Takuto Niki and Arata Onozawa of Japan and Jacob Grills and Jonathan Kanar, a mix of Australia and France.

Another host pair, Huynh Minh Huy and Trinh Linh Giang, will meet Hong Seong-chan and Li Zhao-tai.

Nam, Viet Nam’s top-ranked player, will launch his campaign in the singles event today against No 5 seed Chung Yunseong of South Korea.

Nam has reached a new point in his career, jumping nine steps to world No 862, the highest ranking for him and Viet Nam.

Thien will play No 4 Huang Liang-chi of Taipei.

Artem Vu will meet Shane Vinsant of the USA.

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