Vivek Shokeen and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya advanced to the second round of USD 10,000 ITF grass court event here after pipping their respective opponents in first round singles matches.

Seventh seed Shokeen rallied to beat Igor Shelyakin of Uzbekistan 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2 while third seed Sipaeya overcame a stiff resistance from Gleb Alekseenko of Ukraine 7-6 (3), 7-5.

National Champion Ashutosh Singh, who had made a surprising first round exit in singles event, reached the doubles semifinal partnering compatriot Divij Sharan. The second seeded Indian pair defeated the English pair of Kyle Brassington and Andrew Fitzpatrick 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.

It was double delight for Sipaeya as he also booked a last four berth in the doubles event pairing with Aqeel Khan of Pakistan, as the Indo-Pak pair shocked third seed Taipei pair of Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng  7-6 (5), 7-5.