Tennis squad geared up for South Asian Games 2019
Six member national tennis team is ready to compete in the South Asian Games (SAG) which are scheduled to be held from 1 to 10 December in Nepal.
Six member national tennis team is ready to compete in the South Asian Games (SAG) which are scheduled to be held from 1 to 10 December in Nepal.
The men’s team includes Muzammil Murtaza and Abid Ali, while the women’s team includes current national champion Ushna Sohail, former national No 1 Sara Mansoor, Sarah Mahboob and upcoming & promising Maheen Aftab.
These players were selected in the national tennis team after six-day trials conducted at the Syed Dilawar Complex Islamabad, by PTF Director Development and National Tennis Centre Asim Shafique, based on round robin criteria, which requires each player to play each other.
The trials were held under the instructions of PTF President Salim Saifullah Khan to select/field the best possible national team for the upcoming South Asian Games in Nepal. “The method of trials upholds the principle of merit and transparency to which the PTF is committed,” said PTF Senior Vice President Khawaja Suhail Iftikhar.
He said that PTF Director Asim Shafique conducted the trials professionally, where each player has to play each other and then the final top four women players were finalized for the South Asian Games. “I am hopeful that under the instructions of PTF President Salim Saifullah Khan, these selected players will be provided proper training under professional coaches to prepare them well for the upcoming mega event.”
The PTF senior vice president said that the PTF chief is very keen to promote tennis in the country from junior level to senior level and he is also paying proper attention towards women tennis, who, if facilitated and groomed well, can win laurels for the country at international level.
