Karan Rastogi failed to put up a fight against top seed Matwe Middelkoop as he lost his quarterfinal encounter of the $ 15,000 ITF men's event at Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in straight sets, on Friday.

The fifth seeded Indian lost 2-6, 1-6 against the Dutch opponent.

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The 21-year-old Rastogi had made the last eight stage last week at the same venue.