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Canterbury's Ellen Barry has been beaten in the semifinals of the women's US$10,000 ($14,473) tennis event at Saitama, Japan.
Barry, 18, lost 6-7 6-7 to Mari Tanaka from Japan in a match close to three hours long.
At the men's US$10,0000 Futures at Guayaquil, Ecuador, Rubin Statham lost 6-7 6-7 to American Bryan Koniecko in the semifinals of the singles. It was his fifth semifinal at Futures level this year.