{"id":108720,"date":"2017-07-28T02:32:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T06:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=108720"},"modified":"2017-07-28T02:32:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T06:32:13","slug":"pantino-suarez-reach-doubles-semis-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/07\/28\/pantino-suarez-reach-doubles-semis-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantino, Suarez reach doubles semis in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The victory set up the Filipino pair against top seeds Yi Jui Lo of Chinese Taipei and Pengyu Lu of China
(Photo<\/a>: Alosh Bennett<\/a>\/CC BY 2.0 <\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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MANILA, July 28\u2014 \u00a0Unranked Filipino netters Arthur Craig Pantino and Justin Suarez booked a semifinal seat in the ITF Junior Becamex Cup in Vietnam on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Pantino and Suarez pulled off a 6-4, 6-3 win over third seeds Hsiang-Yu Chuang and Ke Chen Tseng at the Community Sport Center in Thu Dau Mot City.<\/p>\n

The victory set up the Filipino pair against top seeds Yi Jui Lo of Chinese Taipei and Pengyu Lu of China.<\/p>\n

Lo and Lu marched into the semifinal round after posting a 6-4, 6-4 win against Taiwanese Hong-Lin fu and Vietnamese Hoang Hung Vo.<\/p>\n

Also advancing were Hong Kong’s Pak Hong Issac Chan and Tsz Yan Adrian Yao, and fourth seeds Phuong Van Nguyen and Huynh Thinh.<\/p>\n

Chan and Yao defeated Vietnamese wild cards Trun Tinh Le and Tu Le Khanh Duy, 7-5, 6-2, while Nguyen and Thinh downed Taiwanese Wei-Cheng Chen and Chinese Zicheng Zeng, 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, top-seeded Pantino will meet Taiwanese Ke Chen Tseng in the singles quarterfinal round.<\/p>\n

Tseng eliminated No. 8 Malaysian Jian Keong Takeshi Koey, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.<\/p>\n

Joining Pantino in the quarterfinal round were No. 2 Pengyu Lu and No. 7 Zicheng Zheng of China; No. 3 Yi Jui Lo and No. 6 Hsiang-Yu Chuang of Chinese Taipei; No. 4 Siddharth Thakran of India; and No. 5 Phuong Van Nguyen of Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Pantino, who is currently No. 266 in the world’s juniors rankings, reached the quarterfinal round of another junior tournament in Ho Chi Minh City last week.<\/p>\n

This year, Pantino has played in three tournaments in India, three in Thailand and one in China. (Jean T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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