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Iranian female tennis players defeat Bahrain in 2016 Fed Cup

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 1:53 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 13 April 2016 1:52 PM ]

This photo shows female Iranian tennis players participating at the 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs in Hua Hin, Thailand. (File)

Iranian female tennis players have gained a sweeping victory against Bahrain at the 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs in Thailand.

On Monday and the third day of the tournament at Centennial Sports Club in Thailand’s northern beach resort town of Hua Hin, Sadaf Sadegh-Vaziri played some cracking balls against Bahraini opponent Nazli Nader Redha that found targets out of defense. She eventually recorded a 6-0 win in the first set.

Sadegh-Vaziri continued to outdo the Bahraini competitor as the game kept flowing, clinching the second set by 6 points to 0 as well.

Later in the day, Iran’s Sara Amiri subdued Maram Mohammed Sharif, another representative from Bahrain, by two resounding 6-0 and 6-1 victories.

The Iranian tennis players also faced off with Sharif and Malak Jassim Fardan in a team clash, where they demonstrated impressive displays and thrashed the Bahrainis by two straight 6-0 wins.

The 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs started in Hua Hin, Thailand, on April 11 and will wrap up on April 15.

Iran has been drawn in Pool A of the sporting event, and is pitted against Bahrain, Hong Kong, Pacific Oceania and the Philippines.

Pool B consists of Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka.

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