Somdev, Ashutosh-Mankad settle with US Challenger runners-up title

Nashville, US, Nov 9 (UNI) India's challenge at the ATP Challenger Series ended with a disappointment as Somdev Devvarman lost to fourth seed Robert Kendrick in the finals of the hard-court event here.

The unseeded Indian Davis cupper, who has defeated the second and third seed in his run-up to the stage two, lost in straight sets 3-6, 5-7 to the American in the finals.

Further disappointments came to India, when Ashutosh Singh and Harsh Mankad lost 4-6, 5-7 to the Australian-American pair of Carslen Ball and Travis Rettenmaier in the summit clash of the doubles competition.

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