India, Sept. 29 -- Dhakshineswar Suresh enjoyed a memorable double on Tuesday, winning his men's singles match before teaming up with Yuki Bhambri to reach the doubles quarterfinals, while India's top-ranked player Sumit Nagal also advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games tennis competition here.

Dhakshineswar, who received a bye in the opening round, began his day by beating Indonesia's Gunawan Trismuwantara 7-5 7-6(2) in the singles second round.

The 364th-ranked Indian then returned to the court alongside Bhambri and the pair defeated Kazakhstan's Beibit Zhukayev and Denis Yevseyev 6-1 7-5 to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals.

Dhakshineswar held his nerve in a tightly contested singles encounter despite a significant...