Rastogi-Divij duo wins title

September 18, 2011 01:29 am | Updated 01:29 am IST - NEW DELHI:

The unseeded Karan Rastogi and Divij Sharan defeated Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic and Jurgen Zopp of Estonia 3-6, 7-6(3), 13-11 in the doubles final of the $35,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Ningbo, China, on Saturday.

It was the second successive Challenger doubles title for Rastogi, who had partnered Vishnu Vardhan for the title in the Astana Challenger in Kazakhstanon August 27.

It was the maiden doubles title at the Challenger level for Divij Sharan, who had made two other finals earlier.

The champion team shared $2,200 and collected 80 ATP points.

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