The Nepal Under 14 tennis team arrived back in Kathmandu after competing in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 14 and under Asian Championships-Zone 2-held recently in Rangoon. There were 13 other countries in Zone 2, and the Nepali players ranked sixth in combined points. The Nepal team consisted of Jimmy Sherpa, Ramesh Karki, Priti Rijal and Saloni Pandey (see pic) and was led by their coach Hem Bahadur Lama and Manager Nancy Sherpa. "All children performed well individually in singles, together in doubles," Sherpa said. The players had daily matches against other children from Bhutan, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Malaysia, Burma, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The event was organised by The Tennis Federation of Myanmar And was a certified International Tennis Federation event. The All Nepal Lawn Tennis Association endorsed the team from Nepal to participate in this important junior tennis event and said the children had established a ranking for Nepal and it will open the door for future talent to excel in Nepal's international tennis performance.