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Tennis Lovers Junior National Tennis Championship starts: Asad, Bilal heroes
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE:-Asad Zaman and Bilal Asim excelled on the opening day of the 3rd Tennis Lovers Junior National Tennis Championship 2022 by winning their respective matches in the Under-18 and Under-16 categories here at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Tuesday.
Secretary Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Rashid Malik inaugurated the event in a colorful opening ceremony, which was also attended by players, their families and tennis lovers. Malik said that the purpose of conducting national junior tournaments was to promote the beautiful game at grassroots level and provide maximum opportunities to youngsters and kids to exhibit their skills at high level.
“I am grateful to all the sponsors who come forward to help the PLTA in conducting a record number of tournaments every year, and this year too, we have plans to organize a record number of tennis tournaments and break the previous years’ record. For this, we need more such generous sponsors, who may come forward to help in promoting tennis especially at junior level, as junior players are our future tennis stars,” he added.
Results:
Boys Under-18 1st Round
Hamid israr beat Omer Shafique 6-0,6-0
Hamza Jawad beat Hanzala Anwar 6-1,6-2
Ali Jawad beat Husnain Ali 6-4,6-4
Zaeem Ghafoor beat Inam Qadir 6-1,6-2
Bilal Asim beat Arman Kamran 6-3,6-3
Asad Zaman beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-4,6-2
Boys Under-16 1st Round:
Asad Zaman beat Shehreyar Anees 3-6,6-1,7-5
Ahtesham Humayun beat Zain Saeed 6-0,6-0
Bilal Asim beat Inam Qadir 6-0,6-0
Hamza Roman beat M.Sohaan Noor 6-1,6-2
Boys Under-14 1st Round:
Abdullah Sajjad Wahla beat Essa Fahad 4-2,5-4(5)
MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament: Jabir Ali wins title
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Jabir Ali beat Hamza Asim 2-1 in the Men’s Singles final of the MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Sunday. The final score-line was 0-6, 6-1 and 7-5.
In the ladies singles final, Mahak Khokhar overcame Saher Aleem in straight sets 2-0 at 6-1, 6-1 to lift the title. Chief Guest, Direct Amir Shezad Sports and Culture and Deputy Director Ch Shezad Yasin Sports and Culture distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runner-ups.
Results (Finals):
Men singles:
Jabir Ali beat Hamza Asim 0-6, 6-1, 7-5;
Ladies singles:
Mahak Khakhar beat Sehar Aleem 6-1, 6-1;
Boys’ Under-18 Singles:
Ibrahim Saqib beat Haziq Asim 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Girls’ Under-18 Singles:
Saher Aleem beat Zara Lawangin 6-4, 6-3;
MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament starts at Islamabad Tennis Complex
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-The MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament started here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday. Around 30 players from different clubs have participated in the Men singles, Ladies Singles, Under-18 Singles (Girls) and Under-18 Singles (Boys) events.
Men’s singles (Round-1):
Sameer Kiyani Bt Abdul Wahid 8-2; Ahmed Murad Bt Ali younus 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Abdul Moeed 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Haseeb Inayat Bt Abdul Wasay 8-6; Zain Ali Bt Naveed Iqbal 8-0; Top seed Hamza Asim and Second Seed Jabir Ali got byes in the first round
Quarterfinal Round:
Hamza Asim Bt Sameer Kiyani 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Ahmed Murad 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Haseeb Raja 8-2; Jabir Ali Bt Ali Zain 8-2;
Semifinals:
Hamza Asim Bt Mohammad Aafaan 8-3; Jabir Ali Bt Adnan Khan 8-2;
Ladies singles (Round-1):
Mahak Khokhar Bt Zara Ahmed 8-0; Maria Batool Bt Mariam Yameen 8-2; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-2; Noor Fatima Bt Azeena Aleem 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Sunila Naqvi 8-0; Ghazal Kiyani Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Taniya Riaz Bt Momina 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Shenaz Talib 8-0;
Quarterfinal Round:
Mahak Khokhar Bt Maria Batool 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Noor Fatima 8-3; Zara Lawangin Bt Ghazal Kiyani 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Taniya Riaz 8-2;
Semifinals:
Mahak Khokhar Bt Ayesha Masood 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Zara Lawangin 8-2;
Boys Under-18 Singles (Round-1):
Abdul Moeed Bt Orhan Sohail 8-0; Subhan Aslam Bt Abdul Wahid 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdul Wasay 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ahyan Bin Zahid 8-0; Mustansir Ali, Haziq Asim, Adullah Khan, Ali Zain got byes in the first round matches.
Quarterfinal Round:
Abdul Moeed Bt Mustansir Ali 8-5; Haziq Asim Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdullah Khan 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ali Zain 8-4;
Semifinals
Haziq Asim Bt Abdul Moeed 8-1; while other semifinal will be played tomorrow morning.
Girls Under-18 singles (Quarterfinals):
Saher Aleem Bt Zara Ahmed 8-3; Sunila Waqas Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-6; Zara Lawangin Bt Alishba 8-0;
Semifinals
Sehar Aleem Bt Sunila Waqas 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Ayesha Masood 8-1;
All Sindh Muslim Sports Trophy Ranking Championship (Results Day-II)
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-The 1st All Sindh Muslim Sports Trophy Ranking Tennis Championship is going on with full swing under the banner of Karachi Tennis Association.
Results (Day 2):
Men’s Singles 1st Round
Ahsan Ahmed beat Danyal Sanaullah 6-1 rtd.
Shahab Khan beat Umair Anwar 6-4, 6-4
Men’s Singles Pre Quarter
Mohammad Ali (2nd seed) beat Salman Ahmed 6-3 rtd
Under 15 Singles 1st round
Taimoor Khan beat Abdul Ahad 4-0, 4-0
Under 15 Singles Semifinal
Ruhab Faisal beat Nibras Malik 4-0, 4-0
Men’s Doubles 1st Round
Raheel + Ahsan Ahmed beat Faraz Ali + Mohammad Usman 8-6
Salman Ahmed + Mohammad Salman beat Dinani + Asad Ali 8-6
Soft Tennis Ladies Singles 1st Round
Qudsia Raja beat Afshan Fatima 5-2
Ishrat Zehra beat Shumaila Naz 5-2
Soft Tennis Ladies Singles Semi Final
Eraj Batool beat Ishrat Zehra 5-0
Marium Shahid beat Qudsia Raja 5-0
All Sindh Muslims Sports Trophy Tennis Championship
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-The 1st All Sindh Muslims’ Sports Trophy Tennis Championship started under the supervision of Karachi Tennis Association (KTA). The competitions are staged in different age group categories.
Results (Day-1):
Men’s Singles
Mohammad Ahmed beat Salman Dinani 6-3, 6-2
Hasnain Khurram beat Aamir Altaf 6-4, rtd.
Mohammad Umair Anwar beat Saad Ahmed 6-2, 2-6, 10-8
Under 15 Singles
Ahsan Ahmed beat Syed Mahad Shehzad 4-0, 4-0
Ruhab Faisal beat Bilal Khan 4-1, 4-0
Under 11 Singles
Rahim Faisal beat Naayel Shoaib 5-3, 4-2
Soft Tennis Ladies Singles (Round-1)
Qudsia Raja beat Afshan Fatima 5-2
Ishrat Zehra beat Shamaila Naz 5-2
Soft Tennis Ladies Singles (Semi Finals)
Marium Shahid beat Qudsia Raja 5-4
Eraj Batool beat Ishrat Zehra 5-0.
Aisam Qureshi and Alexander Nedovyesov reach in the final of ATP World Tennis Championship
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan’s tennis star Aisam Qureshi pairing with Alexander Nedovyesov stormed into the final of ATP World Tennis Championship after thrashing their opponents 2-1 in the Doubles’ Fixture at the Delrey Beach United States of America (USA).
According to available information from abroad, they outplayed an all American pair of Alex Lawson and Robert Galloway in a three sets thriller with the score-line of 6-3,6-7 and 10-4. At one stage, Aisam and his partner were leading at 6-3 and 5-4 and serving the match point at 40-40 when Alexander missed a volley and were broken back. The American pair took full advantage of this good luck and went on to clinch the second set in a tie break however in super tie break Aisam and partner totally dominated the court and won it 10-4.
Aisam Qureshi and Alexander Nedovyesov will meet Dutch/El Salvador duo of Rojer Julien and Marcelo Arevalo in the final.
Pakistan earn third position in the ITF World Juniors Team Event
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers claimed third position in the ITF Under-14 World Juniors Team Event Competitions after beating hosts Sri Lanka 3-0 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Pakistan girls finished 5th Position in the event
Results:
Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando 6-0, 6-3
Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Lithum Jayabandu 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Ahtesham Humayun/Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando/Lithum Jayabandu 7-6, 6-2.
Adnan Khan wins ITC Tennis League
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Adnan Khan has won the Single title of Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) Tennis League while Abdul Wasay won Under-12 and Under-14 Tennis League titles. Total 30 players from different clubs participated in the league and around 50 matches were played on round robin format. The ITC Tennis League was sponsored by KhadejaLaghari.
Results:
Open Category (Men / Women Mix):
Adnan Khan beat Mohammad Afaan 6-4; and achieved first position while Mohammad Aafaan beat Sameer Kiyani 6-3; and holds second position and Sameer Kiyani beat Sameer Inayat 6-1 and placed as third in the League matches.
Under 14 Matches:
Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohaild 6-4 and placed as winner while Orhan Sohail beat MurukhSajjid 6-4; and took the second position, Marukh Sajjid beat Lala Rukh Sajjid 6-3; for the third Positon
Under 12 Matches
Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohail 6-4 for first position, Orhan beat Lala Rukh 6-2 and took second position while Lala Rukh beat Marukh 6-4 and achieved third position.
ITF Tennis: Russian lad Ivan Iutkin clinches back-to-back second ITF junior tennis title
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia has won second back-to-back ITF Juniors title after defeating Mehmet Onur Turgut from Turkey in straight sets 2-0 in the Boys’ Singles final of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships that concluded at PTF-S DA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. It is pertinent to mention here at Ivan Iutkin had claimed the ITF Tennis crown at the same venue after beating Kazak lad Aldiyar Abzhan 2-0 on February 12, 2022.
Unseeded Ivan Iutkin ousted Mehmet Onur Turgut in a straight sets with the score-line of 6-4 and 6-3, as the match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Both the players exhibit high standard of tennis and moved forward equally till the game score was leveled 4-4. In the 9th game Ivan Iutkin was down 0-40, however, he changed the strategy of the game and fought back bravely to secure the game and make the score 5-4. In the 10th game Ivan played extraordinary and finished the first at 6-4. In the second set Ivan again showed his supremacy to build-up the lead 4-2 by breaking 4th game of Turgut and continued his winning pace till the end of set and match 6-3. Ivan showed a remarkable speed and exhibited excellent tennis.
Sa Rang Lim overcomes Andra Izabella in Girls’ Singles final
Earlier, in the morning session, unseeded Sa Rang Lim of Korea annexed the Girls Singles title and caused the major upset when she toppled top seed Andra Izabella Sirbu of Romania in an exciting thrilling three sets match at 6-1, 2-6 and 6-4, which lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. Andra Izabella took a flying start 3-0 against Sa Rang Lim by breaking the 1st and 3rd game and continued the same pressure and won the set at 6-1.
In the 2nd set, Sa Rang Lim fought back bravely and played excellent tennis from the baseline, and leveled the match 1-set all by breaking the 1st, 3rd, and 5th game of Andra Izabella. The actual battle of supremacy was started in the final set which was marked with drop shots, powerful forehand, backhand drives, and cross-court down the line shots, and saw some exhilarating tennis as both the players reached 4-games all. Sa Rang Lim broke the 9th game of Andra by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives at 15-40 and then in the 10th game she maintained the same pace of the game to win the set and match at 6-4 and gained valuable World Ranking points to improve her international ranking.
Prize Distribution:
Salim Saifullah Khan President Pakistan Tennis Federation graced the occasion as chief guest, whereas Tariq Mehmood Murtaza President Islamabad Tennis Association along with Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey, Yerzhan Kistafin - Ambassador of Kazakhstan. Irena Gancheva, Ambassador of Bulgaria and diplomat from Russian Embassy and Yasir from Elaan group were present at the prize distribution ceremony.
Results:
Boys Singles (Final)
Ivan Iutkin (Russia) beat Mehmet Onur Turgut (Turkey) 6-4, 6-3
Girls Singles (Finals)
Sa Rang Lim (South Korea) beat Andra Izabella Sirbu (Romania) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
ITF Tennis: Pakistani boys win Boys Doubles and Kazakhstan girls lift Girls Doubles title
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers Sami Zeb Khan and Haseesh Kumar have won the Boys’ Doubles title after beating heavy weights Yunes Talavar from Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna from Turkey Doubles’ final of ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 6-2, 5-7 and 10-8.
In the morning, talented unseeded pair Taira Abildayeva and Tatyana Chsherbakova of Kazakhstan annexed the Girls Doubles title by eliminating the duo of Korean Eunsoo Lee and Sa Rang Lim in an exciting well contested two-set match at 6-4 6-3, which lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. In the opening set, all the players exhibited excellent tennis with a combination of cross-court and down-the-line shots till the score went up to 3-all. The duo of Kazakhstan then changed their game and played some powerful forehand shots down the line and broke the 7th game of Sa Rang Lim of Korea to build a winning lead 5-3. In the 10th game, Taira and Chsherbakova showed their strength by hitting a powerful serve game to finish the set at 6-4.
In the 2nd set, Taira and Chsherbakova build up a winning lead 4-1 by breaking the 3rd and 5th game of Rang Sa Lim & Lee Eunsoo respectively. At this stage, Korean players played excellent tennis and tried to come back into the match and reduced the winning lead of Kazak players 3-5 by breaking the 6th and 8th games of Taira and Chsherbakova respectively. The 9th game saw some exhilarating tennis as both the teams played incredible shots and the Koreans showed their resistance and both teams were fighting for each point which lasted in favor of Kazakhstan.
In the evening, Semi Zeb Khan and Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan clinched the Boys Doubles title by beating top seed Yunes Talavar of Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna of Turkey in a well-contested three sets match 6-2 5-7 10-8. In the opening set Semi Zeb and Hasheesh took an early lead by breaking 4th and 6th game and wrapping up the set by breaking the 8th game at 6-2. Aril and Yunes changed the strategy and fought back bravely to level the match 1 set all by winning the set at 7-5. All the players exhibited excellent tennis. In the deciding super tie break, again both the teams played well and tried hard to clinch the title but at 8-all Pakistan duo were lucky to convert the point into winning shot which was intercepted by Aril and landed in the net. Match lasted 1 hr 20 minutes. Boys Doubles final was witnessed by Mr. Hassan Baig Senior Executive Vice President ITA and Mr. Yasir of Elaan Marketing.
Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, witnessed the Girls’ Doubles final and interacted with both the teams, coaches, parents and officials.
Results:
Boys Doubles (Final)
Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8.
Girls Doubles (Final)
Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) 6-4, 6-3
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