Aqeel, Abid in second round of POF tennis championship
Top seeded Aqeel Khan and No.2 M. Abid won their second round matches in the 2nd Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF) underway in POF tennis Complex, Wah cantt.
In Men’s singles second round, all the top seeded players won their matches easily against their opponents in straight sets. Aqeel downs Saqib by 6-2, 6-1 while Abid ousted Aqib by 6-0, 6-1. Yousaf khan took some time and effort to defeat Mudasir Murtaza in 1st set but in second set Yousad easily ousted Mudasir and won the match by 7-6(4), 6-3.
In Boys under-18 contest, Saqib Umer, Sami Zeb, Samad Areejo, Musa Cahudhry, M. Abdullah, M. Shoaib, Aqib Umer and Yousaf khan defeated their opponents in straight sets. Assad Ullah got walkover against Hamza Mazhar.
In Boys under-14 contest, Zami Zeb, Farman Shakeel, Hasham, Hamza Roman also won their matches while Uzair Khan and Faizan Fayyaz got walkover against their opponents.Boys/Girls under-10 matches were also played where Hamza Roman, Farhan, M. Zubair and Shah Nawaz won their matches of 2nd round.
Before the matches Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) President Salim SAif Ullah khan while talking to the executive committee members has said that the tournament started last year and the federation is glad that POF Board chairman and the Sports Control Board president put the tournament back in PTF calendar. He also praised the efforts of POF sports board officials for arranging the event in short time.
Following are the results:
Men Singles's - 2nd Round
| 1 | Aqeel Khan | def. | Saqib Umer | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2 | Muzammil Murtaza | def. | Asad Ullah | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 3 | Yasir Khan | def. | Jibranul Haq | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4 | Yousaf Khan | def. | Mudasir Murtaza | 7-6 (4), 6-3 |
| 5 | Shahzad Khan | def. | Ejaz Khan | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6 | M Abid | def. | Aqib Umer | 6-0, 6-1 |
Boys Singles Under 18 - 2nd Round
| 1 | Saqib Umer | def. | Rayan Ahmed | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2 | Sami Zaib | def. | Samad Areejo | 7-6 (5), 6-4 |
| 3 | Asad Ullah | def. | Hamza Mazhar | Walkover |
| 4 | Musa Chaudhry | def. | Uzair Khan | 6-2, 7-6 (6) |
| 5 | M Abdullah | def. | Hasham Khan | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 6 | M Shoaib | def. | Hassan Ali | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 7 | Aqib Umer | def. | Ibrahim | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 8 | Yousaf Khan | def. | Kashan Umer | 6-1, 6-2 |
Boys Under 14 - 2nd Round
| 1 | Sami Zaib | def. | M Talha Khan | 4-0, 5-3 |
| 2 | Uzair Khan | def. | Ayan Ehtizaz | Walkover |
| 3 | Faizan Fayyaz | def. | Saif Ali | Walkover |
| 4 | Farman Shakeel | def. | Kashan Umer | 4-0, 3-5, 5-3 |
| 5 | Hasham | def. | M. Huzaifa | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 6 | Hamza Roman | def. | Mehmood Shah | 4-0, 4-0 |
| 7 | Ahmed Ali Khan | def. | Nalain Abbas | Walkover |
Boys/Girls Under 10 - 2nd Round
| 1 | Hamza Roman | def. | Ali Zain | 4-0, 4-1 |
| 2 | Farah | def. | Hamza Arif | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 3 | M. Zubair | def. | Rizwan | 4-0, 5-3 |
| 4 | Shahsawar | def. | Essa Zubair | 4-0, 4-0 |
