Top seed Briton ousts Hernandez

Briton Ahmed El Menshawy outclassed Filipino qualifier Romar Hernandez, 6-1, 6-0, to reach the boys’ singles quarterfinals in the Phinma International Juniors Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center yesterday.

El Menshawy, who gained the top seeding in this tournament following the withdrawal of local ace Francis Casey Alcantara, will face fifth seed Korean Yong-Jae Kwon, who survived unseeded Thai Kriangkrai Prajoubphansri, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (0).

Fourth seed Omar Elkheshen of Egypt and seventh seed Motoaki Kita of Japan scored contrasting wins to likewise advance to the quarterfinal round.

Elkheshen downed Chinese qualifier Lin Kai-Jie, 6-1, 6-2, while Kita rallied past unseeded Korean Sangmin Park, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2.

In the doubles, unseeded Jakhonggir Jalalov of Uzbekistan and Christian Oliver Lee of Malaysia stunned second seeds Prajoubphansri and Chanon Varapongsittikul of Thailand, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the quarters against locals Romar Hernandez and Jeson Patrombon, who turned back Chinese pair Lin Kai-Jie and Pan Yuan-Tao, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.