Niki Poonacha makes Challenger semifinals

Niki Poonacha in partnership with Pruchya Isaro of Thailand beat Masamichi Imamura and Rio Noguchi 7-5, 6-7(7), [10-5] within the doubles quarterfinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis match in Zhangjiagang, China, on Thursday.

The Indo-Thai pair will play Petr Bar Biryukov and Alexandr Binda within the semifinals.

The outcomes: €91,250 Challenger, Como, Italy: Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Jiri Barnat & Filip Duda (Cze) bt Adil Kalyanpur & Parikshit Somani 4-6, 6-2, [16-14].

$100,000 Challenger, Zhangjiagang, China: Doubles (quarterfinals): Pruchya Isaro (Tha) & Niki Poonacha bt Masamichi Imamura & Rio Noguchi (Jpn) 7-5, 6-7(7), [10-5]; Pre-quarterfinals: Finn Reynolds & James Watt (Nzl) bt Ramkuar Ramanathan & Solar Fajing (Chn) 6-7(4), 6-2, [10-8].