Kumar thrashed Niraj Thapa in the straight set 6-0, 6-2 and Chhewang edged past Hari Hayu 6-7, 6-4, 7-5. Likewise, Maheshwar beat Gaurav Tiwari 6-1, 7-5.
In the veterans´ doubles above 35 years, Tenzing Sherpa and Ashok Shakya´s pair defeated Tribhuvan Bista and Thakur Mohan Shrestha´s pair 6-1, 6-7, 7-3. Ram Rana and Niranjan Shrestha´s pair saw off Suraj Shrestha and Durga Kunwar´s pair 6-3, 6-2, while Sanat kumar Basnet and Prem Prakash Thapa´s pair ousted Rajendra Aryal and Gopal Das Manandhar´s pair 6-1, 6-1. Prithvi Thapaliya and Dinesh Tuladhar´s pair and Dharma Shahi and Rajesh Bahadur Shrestha´s pair enjoyed walkover.
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In men´s doubles, Kumar Adhikari and Jeetendra Pariyar, Raju Rai and Raju Shrestha, Ramesh Karki and Ashok Shingh, Gagan Maharjan and Maheshwar Tiwari, Sriyansh Karki and Hari Hayu, Samyak Udas and Shyam Krishna GC, Manoj Rana and Sri Ram Magar´s pair emerged victorious, while Aatmaram Karki and Chhewang Lama´s pair got walkover.
In veterans´ doubles above 45 years, Krishnaraj Ghale and Suwarna Dhakhwa and Suman Dhakhwa and Arjun Karki´s pair won their respective matches.
Shuvakamana, Toru into girls´ football semis
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Shuvakamana School set up a semifinal clash against Toru Guheshwari in the semifinals of the Gurukul Girls´ Football Cup on Tuesday.
Shuvakamana thrashed Children Heaven School 4-0 as Saraswati Dawadi, Reshma Aale, Sarmila Adhikari and Binita Wagle scored one each for the winner.
Toru played a one all draw against Dharma Man Singh School in the group stage to secure the semifinal spot. Sunita Lama scored for Toru while Sujita Tamang achieved equalizer for Dharma School.
Likewise, NIMS School entered into the semis beating Nagarjun School 3-0 on Tuesday. Bijaya Karki struck twice in the game and Sangita Shrestha added one for the winners.
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