Men’s and Women’s finals on Saturday, Aqeel and Mohammad Shoaib win semifinals

Sports Bulletin Report

ISLAMABAD: Sarah Mahboob and Noor Malik set their clash in the Ladies’ Singles final of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament after beating their rivals in straight sets 2-0 Natalia Zaman and Meheq Khokhar respectively here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Friday.

Later on, in the Men’s Singles semifinals top seed Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib registered victories to move into the final, as the both men’s and women’s finals will be played on Saturday at the same venue.

In the first semi-final, Aqeel Khan outclassed Muzammil Murtaza in straight sets, whereas Mohammad Shoaib thrashed Mohammad Abid to set up the Men's singles final. The Ladies Singles final will be played at 11:00 am while men's Singles final will be played at 1:00 pm on Saturday.

Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF and Anwar Saifullah Khan (former Federal Minister) visited PTF Complex today to witness the semifinals of men’s singles and met Pakistan's international star Aisam ul Haq Qureshi.

Results:

Men's Singles (Semifinals):

Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 7-5, 6-1

Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-2, 6-2

Ladies Singles (Semifinals):

Sarah Mahboob beat Natalia Zaman 6-2, 6-1

Noor Malik beat Meheq Khokhar 6-2, 6-3

Boys’ Under-14 Singles (Quarterfinals):

Abdul Basit beat Taimoor Ansari 4-2, 5-3

Abubakar Talha beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-1, 4-0

Sameer Zaman beat Haziq Asim 4-2, 4-2

Amir Mazari beat Muzammil Bhand 4-2, 4-2

Girls Under-14 Singles (Semifinals):

Soha Ali beat Lalarukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0

Zunaisha Noor beat Mahrukh Sajid 4-2, 1-4, 4-0

Boys / Girls Under-12 Singles (Quarterfinals):

Hajra beat Mohammad Arsalan 4-2, 4-2

Razik Sultan beat Ihsanullah Kabir 4-1, 3-5, 4-1

Hassan Usmani beat Shayan Afridi 5-4 (4), 2-4, 5-4 (3)

Abdur Rehman beat Haziq Areejo 4-0, 4-1

Men's 45Plus Doubles (Semifinals):

Mahmood Khan / Azeem Khan beat Talha Waheed / Rashid Ali 2-6, 6-3, (10-7)

Rashid Malik / Israr Gul beat Imran Ahmad / Col. Zia 6-0, 6-2.