Hoang Thien claims victory at U18 international tennis tourney

Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Hoang Thien and his Hong Kong partner Wong Chun Hun won the men’s doubles event at the U18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tournament (Grade 4) in New Zealand on February 3.

Before entering the finals, Hoang Thien and Chun Hun had defeated Smith-Stoica and Gage Brown-Southon from New Zealand, Plodpai-Wiriyajanyong from Thailand, and Delaney-Polmans from Australia.

In the finals, Thien and Wong trounced the World’s No.4 seed pair Allan and Horton from Australia 2-0 (6/3, 6/2). This is a good start for the young Vietnamese star in 2012.

In the men’s singles event, Thien missed a chance to advance further after losing 1-2 to Kang Ku Keon from the Republic of Korea.

(VOV)