Harsh's campaign ends

NEW DELHI, JULY 21. Harsh Mankad lost 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to the top- seeded qualifier Matthew Breen of Australia in the pre- quarterfinals of the $ 15,000 dollar ITF Futures tournament in Joplin, Missouri.

Harsh had earlier beaten another qualifier Nicola Bruno of Italy 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2) in the first round. His effort fetched him one ATP point and $ 300.

In doubles, Vikrand Chadha in partnership with Andrew Nisker of Canada lost 4-6, 4-6 to Lee Radovanovich and James Shortall of New Zealand in the quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Indo-Canadian pair, which collected $ 270 and one ATP point, had earlier beaten wild card entrants Hamid Mirzadeh of the U.S. and Ken Veney of Australia 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round.

The other Indians, including Harsh Mankad, had lost in the first round of doubles earlier. In singles, only Harsh made the main draw, while four others lost in the qualifying event.

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