The Vietnamese pair started strong by taking twobreak points to win 6-3 in the first set, but their opponents earned a break tolead 3-1 before winning the tough second set by a score of 7-5.
In the tie-break, Australian Stefan Vujic showedoff his powerful serves to complete a 13-11 winning set and match.
In the men’s singles matches played on the sameday, Vietnamese-American Daniel Nguyen took a 6-2, 6-4 win over RussianTeymuraz Gabashvili, while overseas Vietnamese Thai Son ousted Yossef Hossamfrom Egypt with a 7-5, 6-4 win.
Vietnamese player Trinh Linh Giang suffered a6-3, 6-4 loss to Avidzba Alen from Russia in the first round.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’sChallenger Tour will continue with the men’s singles and doubles matches untilJanuary 12.
Top Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam was awardedthree points in the ATP ranking and a 520 USD cash prize for his first-roundwin over German Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.-VNA