Ellis d. O'Connell

Ellis beat O'Connell 7-6(6), 6-3 in the first round at the Phan Thiet 3 Challenger. Ellis won 83 of 154 points (54%). Ellis hit 10 aces to 9 and won 84% of points behind the first serve (31/37) against 68% for O'Connell. Ellis converted 2 of 5 break points and saved 4 of 4 faced; O'Connell converted 0 of 4. O'Connell double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in Vietnam.