Katsiaryna, Kalinouskaya, Stefaniya, and Deniz reach in semifinals of women’s event
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani tennis lads, Ahmed Nael Qureshi and Hamza Roman have qualified for the semifinals of the Boys’ Singles event of the ITF Pakistan Khawar Hyat Khan Memorial World Junior Championship Leg-1 after thrashing their respective opponents at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday.
In the women’s fixture, Katsiaryna Dubik (BLR), Kira Kalinouskaya (BLR), Stefaniya Neporent (BLR), and Deniz Cakil (TUR) also qualified for the top-4 stage of the championship after winning their respective quarterfinals at the same venue. On Friday, the match will start at 10:00 am.
Results:
Boys’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Kaigaoge Kang (CHN) beat Ju Hun Choo (KOR) 6-3, 6-0
Hamza Roman (PAK) beat Zhe Jiang (CHN) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Dong Hyeon(KOR) beat Ivan Makarov (RUS) 6-3, 6-3
Ahmed Nael Qureshi (PAK) beat Xiuyuan Guo (CHN) 6-4, 6-0
Girls’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Katsiaryna Dubik (BLR) beat Jiazxiaoqi WEN (CHN) 6-1, 6-0
Kira Kalinouskaya (BLR) beat Amna Ali Qayum (PAK) 6-0, 6-1
Stefaniya Neporent (BLR) beat Paramee Tadkaew (THA) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Deniz Cakil (TUR) beat Gyuree Nam (KOR) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Boys’ Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Dong Hyeon Euom (KOR) / Jiwan Park (KOR) beat Ahtesham Humayun / Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan (PAK) 6-0, 6-1
Jun Hyeok An (KOR) / Ye Chan Choi (KOR) beat Asad Zaman / Shehryar Anees (PAK) 6-2, 6-3
Bilal Asim / Ahmed Nael Qureshi (PAK) beat Hamza Roman / Hamid Israr (PAK) 6-2, 6-3
Howard Chan (HKG) / Xiuyuan Guo (CHN) beat Ege Avci (TUR) / Doruk Albirlik (TUR) 6-4, 6-4
Girls’ Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Jingke Yan (CHN) / Paramee Tadkaew (THA) beat Amna Ali Qayum/ Sheeza Sajid (PAK) 6-3, 6-1
Kira Kalinouskaya (BLR) / Stefaniya Neporent (BLR) beat Deniz Cakil (TUR) / Jiaxiaoqi Wen (CHN) 6-1, 6-1.
