Rushmi shocked; Tara, Ankita in ITF semi-final

New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Top seed Rushmi Chakravarthi was shocked by unseeded Korean Kyung-Yee Chae 2-6, 1-6 in the 10,000 dollars ITF women's tennis tournament here today.

In a repeat of the second round match at the Noida ITF last week, Kyung-Yee swept past the Indian veteran to sail into the semi-finals.

Third seed Tara Iyer and her fellow Indian Ankita Bhambari, however, stormed into the last four round.

Tara defated unseeded Varatchaya Wongteanchai of Thailand in a toght contest 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 while fifth seed Ankita overpowered fellow Indian Isha Lakhani 6-2, 6-1.

In another quarter-final, eighth seeded Nungnadda Wannasuk of Thailand made it to the last four through walkover after second seed Montinee Tangphong of Thailand did not turn up.

In the semi-finals, Ankita will be up against Kyung-Yee Chae while Tara will face Nungnadda.

Quarter-final Results: Kyung-Yee Chae (KOR) beat Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND) 6-2, 6-1 Ankita Bhambri (IND) beat Isha lakhani (IND) 6-2, 6-1 Tara Iyer (IND) beat Varatchaya Wongteanchai (THA) 6-3, 4-6 6-3 Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) W/O Montinee Tangphong (THA) Semi-final Pairing: Kyung-Yee Chae (KOR) vs Ankita Bhambri (IND) Tara Iyer (IND) vs Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) UNI