Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan Navy and Punjab have started their campaign with impressive victories in the 34th National Games 2023 by beating Baluchistan and Sindh respectively 2-1 and 2-0 at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue here on Monday.
Earlier in the morning, the captain’s meeting of all the participating teams was held at the Referee’s Office. Arif Qureshi chaired the meeting whereas Col. Gul Rehman Secretary General of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), and Chairman Organizing Committee, and Mumtaz Yousaf, Senior Vice President Baluchistan Tennis Association (BTA), and Member of the Organizing Committee of the 34th National Games’ Tennis Event also attended the meeting.
On the opening day, two ties of the Men’s Team event were played between Baluchistan and Navy, and Punjab and Sindh. Punjab comfortably beat Sindh by winning both the singles to advance into the 2nd round. In the second tie, Navy beat Baluchistan 2-1 after a thrilling contest.
Results (Day-I):
Pakistan Navy beat Baluchistan (2-1)
1st Singles: Rizwan Shah (Baluchistan) beat Taimor Malik (Navy) 7-5, 6-4
2nd Singles: Aqeel Shabbir (Navy) beat Zafar Ahmed (Balochistan) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles: Aqeel Shabbir / Taimur Malik beat Zafar Ahmad / Rizwan Shah 6-2, 6-2
Punjab beat Sindh (2-0)
1st Singles: Faizan Fayyaz (Punjab) beat Zubair Raja (Sindh) 6-1, 6-3
2nd Singles: Asad Zaman (Punjab) beat Sheeraz Bhand (Sindh) 7-6 (4), 6-1.
