Asian Games: India lose to Indonesia in men's team quarterfinals of soft tennis

Nagoya: India collected a couple of wins in the group stage before losing 0-2 to Indonesia in the men's team quarterfinals of the Asian Games soft tennis competition here on Friday.

India's wins came against Mongolia and Lao while they lost to Chinese Taipei in their group C engagements.

The Indian team was represented by Jay Meena, Aryan Thakur, Yogesh Choudhary, Aniket Patil and Om Yadav.


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In the second quarterfinal they lost to Indonesia, represented by Fernando Sanger, Tio Hutauruk, Muhammad Falevi, Rizky Laluyan and Bagus Pradewa.

Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary opened the proceedings for India in a men's doubles match against Tio Hutauruk and Fernando Sanger. They managed to win just two games in the clash as Indonesia grabbed a 1-0 overall lead.

Aryan Thakur then went down to Bagus Pradewa in men's singles as Indonesia sealed the issue. The third match was cancelled for unspecified reasons.

Soft tennis is a racket sport that has its origins in Asian Games host country Japan. Players hit a soft, lightweight rubber ball over the net to compete for points.

The court size is the same as the one used in tennis, and the first to win four points pockets the game in a best of three rubber during team competitions.

The first player/pair (or team) to win five games clinches the match.

The ball is softer than the tennis ball, making it possible to hit a variety of shots by adding spin or varying the speed.