Local trio reach Asian U14 Tennis semis

Three participants from hosts Bangladesh – Faridur Reza, Mohammad Jewel Rana and Mohammad Zahid – swept into the semi-finals of the 10th BKSP Asian under-14 Series Tennis Tournament after winning their respective quarter-finals on Wednesday. Faridur had to toil hard to beat Liston Bhaj of India 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 while Jewel comfortably defeated Maxwell of Hong Kong 6-3, 7-5. Zahid beat his compatriot Saikat Shahrirar 6-1, 6-0 to confirm their berth in the boys' singles last-four. Jewel will take on Fairdur in the semis on Thursday while Zahid faces Lim Louse of Singapore in the other semi. Ity Akter and Zerin Sultana failed to make it into the last four in the girls' singles category as no one from the hosts managed to reach the business stage of the competition. All semifinalists in the girls' singles are Korean.