Summary
They tried hard but couldn’t win any games.
Quimcy, a girl playing a sport called teqball, won two matches and moved to the semifinals. 🎉
She will now play mixed doubles with a teammate.
Key Points
5 points1
Indian men’s soft tennis team lost all three matches to Chinese Taipei.
2
Matches included two doubles and one singles game.
3
Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza won her first match after a close start.
4
She also won her second match and reached the semifinals.
5
Next, the soft tennis team will play Mongolia.
New Words to Learn
11 wordssoft tennis
a type of tennis played with softer balls and lighter rackets
preliminary round
the first stage of a competition
doubles
a game where two players team up on each side
singles
a game where one player plays against one player
unassailable
cannot be beaten
bounce back
try again and get better
campaign
a series of games or matches
semifinals
the round before the final match
debutant
someone playing for the first time in this big event
convincing
a clear win
mixed doubles
a game where a boy and a girl play together on each side
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