Amelia Honer Reaches Semifinals of Bakersfield ITF Tournament
Amelia Honer Triumphs in Bakersfield ITF Quarterfinals
American tennis star Amelia Honer has advanced to the semifinals of the $25,000 ITF women’s tournament in Bakersfield, USA, after a hard-fought victory over Sahaja Yamalapalli.
Honer, the tournament’s top seed, faced a stern challenge from Yamalapalli in the quarterfinals. The Indian player took the first set in a tiebreaker, but Honer rallied back to win the next two sets 6-2, 6-2.
The victory marks Honer’s second consecutive win in the tournament. In the pre-quarterfinals, she defeated Makenna Jones of the United States in three sets.
In the semifinals, Honer will face Eryn Cayetano of the United States, who defeated Rutuja Bhosale of India in straight sets.
Other Notable Results:
* In the men’s $25,000 ITF tournament in Kampala, Uganda, Corentin Denolly of France defeated Dev Javia of India in the quarterfinals.
* In the doubles final of the same tournament, Guy Iradukunda of Burundi and Aziz Ouakaa of Tunisia defeated Noah Schachter of the United States and Niitn Kumar Sinha of India.
* In the $15,000 ITF men’s tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Egor Agafonov and Ilia Simakin of Russia defeated Yurii Dzhavakian of Ukraine and Sidharth Rawat of India in the doubles semifinals.