Ramkumar in quarters

Overcomes South Africa’s Harris in a game of three tie-breaks

Ramkumar Ramanathan scored a 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(5) win over Lloyd Harris of South Africa in the second round of the $150,000 Challenger tennis tournament on Thursday.

Other results: $150,000 Challenger: Taipei City: Second round: Yuki Bhambri bt Matthias Bachinger (Ger) 6-4, 6-4; Evgeny Donskoy (Rus) bt Saketh Myneni 6-2, 6-4. Doubles (quarterfinals): Prajnesh Gunneswaran & Saketh Myneni bt Ruben Gonzales (Phi) & Christopher Rungkat (Ina) 7-5, 6-4.

$25,000 ITF women, Osaka: Second round: Na-Lae Han (Kor) bt Ankita Raina 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.

$15,000 ITF women, Sharm El Sheikh: Pre-quarterfinals: Rutuja Bhosale bt Yuliya Lysa (Ukr) 6-1, 7-6(4); Caroline Werner (Ger) bt Zeel Desai 6-4, 0-6, 6-3.

$15,000 ITF women, Shymkent, Kazakhstan: Doubles (semifinals): Kyra Shroff & Y. Pranjala bt Gozal Aintdinova (Kaz) & Albina Khabibulina (Uzb) 6-3, 5-7, [11-9].