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Vietnam targets first ever tennis singles medal at SEA Games

Xinhua, March 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's tennis team aims to win at least one medal from the tennis singles at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore this June, local Vietnam News daily reported Friday.

Vietnamese tennis players have yet to win a medal in singles events, but they won three bronzes in the women's team, men's doubles and women's doubles events at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia in 2011.

According to the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF), the team's goal is set upon the participation of hopeful players, including top player Ly Hoang Nam.

Nam went all the way to the finals at the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s Group I junior tennis championships in Thailand earlier this month, and went on to win another Group I tournament in Malaysia. With those performances, Nam climbed 15 places to stand at the 34th spot in ITF's latest rankings.

Another player Nguyen Hoang Thien recorded a convincing win over a Turkish player at the on-going David Cup in Malaysia.

Besides, Trinh Linh Giang has achieved strong results at national championships in recent years, and Do Minh Quan, a former national champion, will play on the team as well.

Meanwhile, several-time national champion Huynh Phuong Dai Trang is expected to lead the women's team with Huynh Phi Khanh and Sy Boi Ngoc. Endi