Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien and his partner Jack Schipanski of Australia have won the men's doubles event at the Tennis Central U18 ITF Summer Championship in New Zealand .
Thien and Schipanski defeated Mouslay Bradley-Li Tu of Australia 6-3, 6-0 in around 60 minutes on Feb. 11.
Later in the tournament, Thien lost 3-6, 3-6 to his partner in the men's singles semi-finals.
It is the third time in a year that Thien has triumphed in an U18 tournament. The two previous occasions were in Vietnam .
His victory was a step towards breaking into the top 200 players in the world, a feat he plans to achieve this year.
Thien was the first Vietnamese player to be invited to play in the Australian Open./.
Thien and Schipanski defeated Mouslay Bradley-Li Tu of Australia 6-3, 6-0 in around 60 minutes on Feb. 11.
Later in the tournament, Thien lost 3-6, 3-6 to his partner in the men's singles semi-finals.
It is the third time in a year that Thien has triumphed in an U18 tournament. The two previous occasions were in Vietnam .
His victory was a step towards breaking into the top 200 players in the world, a feat he plans to achieve this year.
Thien was the first Vietnamese player to be invited to play in the Australian Open./.
