National Jr Ranking Tennis reaches quarters stage
The boys U-18 and U-14 events of the Servis National Junior Ranking Tennis Championships entered the quarter-finals stage at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts
The boys U-18 and U-14 events of the Servis National Junior Ranking Tennis Championships entered the quarter-finals stage at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts here on Monday.
In the U-18, Hamza bin Rehan overcame the challenge from Mustafa Ali 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a 40-minute pre-quarterfinal battle.
It took three sets for Mujahid Khan to edge out Hafiz Arbab Ali 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 while in another three-set pre-quarterfinal encounter Barkatullah overpowered Behzad Shahid 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-1.
In other U-18 pre-quarterfinals, Asadullah beat Abdul Sami, Haris Irfan-ul-Haq overpowered Ahmed Kamil, Yousuf Khan defeated Adil Khan and Nalain Abbas downed Shaheer Hammad.
Meanwhile, in the U-14 Hamza booked place in last-eight as he registered a superb 6-0, 6-0 victory against Zaryab Khan 6-0, 6-0.
Other U-14 matches also remained one-sided.
Results (pre-quarterfinals):
Boys U-18:
Pre-quarterfinls: Haris Irfan-ul-Haq bt Ahmed Kamil 6-1, 6-3; Yousuf Khan bt Adil Khan 6-3, 6-1; Hamza bin Rehan bt Mustafa Ali 6-2, 2-6, 6-4; Mujahid Khan bt Hafiz Arbab Ali 6-0, 4-6, 6-3; Asadullah bt Abdul Sami 6-1, 6-3; Nalain Abbas bt Shaheer Hammad 6-2, 6-3; Barkatullah bt Behzad Shahid 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-1.
Boys U-14:
Hamza bin Rehan bt Zaryab Khan 6-0, 6-0; Faizan Fayyaz bt Samad Arejo 6-2, 6-2; Adil Khan bt Syed Mohammad Mustafa 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Said bt Insia Bhandari 6-0, 6-0; Nalain Abbas bt Shimza Tahit 6-0, 6-1.
(Source: Dawn News)
