Tennis: NZ teen beats seeded player

Kiwi 16-year-old Katherine Westbury triumphed over a seeded player in the opening match of the Wellington Futures tournament yesterday.

Westbury won 6-2 6-3 against eighth-seed and 450th ranked Nudnida Luangnam of Thailand in the first round of the US$10,000 ASB Pro Circuit at the Renouf Tennis Centre.

Westbury faces the Hamilton tournament winner Ayu-Fani Damayanti of Indonesia in the second round tomorrow.