Sasi Kumar Mukund was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Ernesto Escobedo of the United States in the first round of the $54,160 Challenger tennis tournament on Monday.
The results:
$54,160 Challenger, Winnetka, US:
First round: Ernesto Escobedo (US) bt Sasi Kumar Mukund 6-4, 6-4.
$15,000 ITF men, Tabarka, Tunisia: First round: Gabriele Maria Noce (Ita) bt Tarun Anirudh 6-0, 6-1; Alen Rogic Hadzalic (Cro) bt Anirudh Chandrasekar 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Nicolas Alberto Arreche & Mannuel Pena Lopez (Arg) bt Bharath Nishok Kumaran & Anshumat Srivastava 6-0, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF women, Hua Hin, Thailand: First round: Zeel Desai bt Lanlana Tararudee (Tha) 6-1, 6-2; Mihika Yadav bt Natthapat Piwbangruk (Tha) 6-2, 6-2; Himeno Sakatsume (Jpn) bt Snehal Mane 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Shou Na Mu (Chn) bt Watsachol Sawatdeee (Tha) bt Natahsa Palha & Mihika Yadav 7-5, 6-1; Robu Kajitani & Aiko Yoshitomi (Jpn) bt Da Hye Kim (Kor) & Sowjanya Bavisetti 1-6, 6-3, [10-7] .
