Paddlers Soumyajit, Harmeet win in Philippines Open

Indian paddlers Soumyajit Ghosh and Harmeet Desai entered the men's singles second round of the World Tour Philippines Open here on Saturday.

In the first round, Soumyajit scored a straight sets win over Yuki Matsuyama of Japan 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

Harmeet also beat a Japanese player but was made to work hard for his 13-11, 13-11, 11-8, 4-11, 9-11, 11-4 win. Earlier, Harmeet qualified for the main draw after finishing second in his group behind N.G. Pak Nam of Hong Kong.