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Nirupama bows out of singles

NEW DELHI, JULY 18. Nirupama Vaidyanathan lost 3-6, 2-6 to Sarah Taylor of the US in the pre-quarterfinals of the $50,000 ITF women's circuit tennis tournament in Mahwah, US.

The 155th-ranked Nirupama had beaten Lisa McShea of Australia 6- 0, 7-5 in the first round. The effort fetched her $800 and seven WTA points, including two quality points.

In doubles, Nirupama in partnership with Renata Kolbovic of Canada made it to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Zuzana Lesenarova of the Czech Republic and Nicole Melch of Austria.

The third-seeded Indo-Canadian combination will take on Jean Okada of Japan and Ryoko Takemura of Japan in the second round.

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