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Westbury Ranking Tennis Championships start from Saturday
Sports Reporter
KARACHI (November 19, 2021):-The 18th Westbury Ranking Tennis Championships will commence from Saturday at Synthetic Hard Courts of DA Creek Club. Karachi Tennis Association (KTA) will host the prestigious tennis fixture under the auspices of Sindh Tennis Association (STA).
According to an official of STA, Westbury Group sponsor the STA circuit tennis event annually. The organizers have received 180 entries in various events including 17 players from Hyderabad and other cities of Sindh.
STA has finalized seeding of various events, Men’s Singles Farhan Altaf top seed, Nadir Bachani (Hyderabad) 2nd seed. Raahim Veqar top seed in Under- 17 Singles, Natalia Zaman in Ladies Singles, Rafi Derbari (Hyderabad) in 35 plus Singles.
ITF Juniors: Abhilasha and Taylor lift the Girls Doubles title, Russian lads clinch Boys Doubles
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 19, 2021):-Abhilasha Bista from Nepal pairing with American girl Taylor Gotez have won the Girls’ Doubles title of ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championship after overcoming Russian girls Olga Sorochkina and Ekaterina Suvorova 2-0 in final at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Friday. Russian lads claimed Boys’ Doubles title afternoon at same venue, as they ousted Aarav SamratHada and Aki Zuben Rawat from Nepal 2-1.
In the morning session, in Girls Doubles finals, Abhilasha Bista and Taylor Goetz outclassed Russian girls in straight sets 2-0 in a single sided affair. Both players displayed excellent skill of tennis and did not allow their challenger to settle their feet in the court. The final score-line was 6-1 and 6-2.
Boys’ Singles was played afternoon, Russian lads AmirAsylkozhaev and DmitryBessonov had to toil hard in the court to overcome Nepal’s opponents Aarav SamratHada and Aki ZubenRawat. The final score-line was 4-6, 6-0 and 10-6.
The Girls’ Singles final and Boys Singles final will be played on Saturday on the clay courts of at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad. Girls Singles final will start at 10:30 am while Boys Singles final at 2:00 pm.
Results:
Girls’ Doubles (Final):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Taylor Goetz (USA) beat Olga Sorochkina (RUS) / Ekaterina Suvorova(RUS) 6-1, 6-2
Boys’ Doubles (Final):
AmirAsylkozhaev (RUS) / DmitryBessonov (RUS) beat Aarav SamratHada (NEP) / Aki ZubenRawat (NEP) 4-6, 6-0 and 10-6
Mujtaba and Amir reach in final of ITF International Tennis championship
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 18, 2021):-US guy Mujtaba Ali Khan and Russian lad Amir Asylkozhaev set to meet in the final after winning their respective semifinals of the Boys’ Singles fixture of the ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Thursday.
Tahir Mushtaq-Chief Human Resource PTV visited PTF Complex today interacted with the players and also had a photo session with participants. He also went around to see the arrangements and was highly impressed with the PTF infrastructure and appreciated organizational and administrative working.
Results:
Boys Singles (Semi-Finals):
Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) 6-4, 6-0
Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Abhishek Thorat (USA) 6-3, 6-2
Girls Singles (Semi-Finals):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) bt Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-0
Goetz Taylor (USA) bt Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) 6-1, 6-0
Boys Doubles (Semi-Finals): Aarav Samrat Hada / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) / Ferdi Tangal (TUR) 3-6, 6-3(10-7)
Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) / Dmitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) / Abhishek Thorat (USA) 7-6(5), 6-4
Girls Doubles (Semi-Finals):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Taylor Goetz(USA) bt Sai Harshitaa Adivi (IND) / Zahra Suleman(PAK): 6-0, 6-1 Sorochkina (RUS) / Ekaterina (RUS) bt Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) / Sharvani Shreshta(NEP) 2-6, 6-4(10-8)
Friday’s Fixtures:
Girls Doubles Finals: 10:30 am
Boys Doubles Finals: 2:00 pm
Asian Tennis Federation elects Salim Board of Directors member
ISLAMABAD (Sports Reporter):-President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), Salim Saifullah Khan has been elected as a the member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) during the elections held at the virtual the Annual General Meeting of the ATF.
Salim Saifullah Khan thanked the ATF member countries for supporting his candidature, which resulted in his election as a member of the Board of Directors. He also assured that all of us would work collectively to further promote and develop tennis in Asia, especially by concentrating on the grass-root level as there is no dearth of talent in our region. He also emphasised enhanced cooperation between the Federations of ATF in various fields.
ITF Juniors: Natalia Zaman claims an upset victory
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD (November 17, 2021):-Pakistani tall girl, Natalia Zaman claimed an upset victory in the Girls’ Singles discipline after thrashing third seed Ekaterina Suvorova of Russia 2-0 in the ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Wednesday.
It was the second quarterfinal match of Girls’ Singles in which Pakistani girl proved too good against a high ranking Russian girl, as the first set went up neck-to-neck that finally won by local girl 7-6, as she finished second set at 6-4.
Results:
Boys Singles (Quarterfinals):
Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) bt Nikita Safonov (RUS) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Dimitry Bessonov (RUS) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Aryan Giri (NEP) 6-1, 6-0
Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Teano Balducci(FRA) 6-1, 6-2
Girls Singles (Quarterfinals):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) bt Sai Harshitaa Adivi (IND) 6-0, 6-0
Natalia Zaman (PAK) bt Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) 7-5, 6-4
Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) bt Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 6-4, 6-3
Goetz Taylor (USA) bt Sharvani Shrestha (NEP) 6-3,6-1
Boys Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Aarav Samrat Hada / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Nikita Safonov (RUS) / Fedor Sosedkin(RUS) 6-2, 6-3
Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) / Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Aryan Giri (NEP) / Hamid Israr (PAK) 6-4, 6-1
Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) / Dmitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Teano Balducci (FRA) / Haider Ali (PAK) 6-2, 6-1 Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) / Ferdi Tangal (TUR) bt Abdullah Adnan (PAK)/ Sami Zeb Khan(PAK) 6-4, 6-2
Girls Doubles (Quarterfinal):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Taylor Goetz (USA) bt Soha Ali (PAK) / Natlia Zaman (PAK) 6-1, 6-2
Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) / Sharvani Shrestha (NEP) bt Zara Khan (PAK) / Fatima Ali (PAK) 6-0, 6-1.
SSB Ranking Series: Ashan and Hasnain reach in final
KARACHI (November 17, 2021):-Ashan Ahmed and Hasnain qualified for the final of Under-17 Singles event after beating their respective opponents in the Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Development Series Ranking Tennis Championship.
Results:
Under 17 Singles (Semifinals):
Ahsan ahmed beat Ruhaan Masud 6-3, 6-3
Hasnain Khurram w/o Saqib Danish
ITA-Midcourt Junior Championships: Mujtaba Ali Khan posts big win
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 16, 2021):-Mujtaba Ali Khan posted a big win in the ongoing ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships after defeating high ranked Yunes Talawar in the Boys’ Singles at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Tuesday.
Salim Saifullah Khan President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) visited PTF Complex and witnessed the matches and appreciated the performance of the players. Also, Tariq Mahmood Murtaza President Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA) and Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) visited the PTF complex, interacted with the players.
Results:
Boys Singles (Round-II):
Nikita Safonov (RUS) bt Raza Ghaus (PAK) 6-4, 6-4; Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Kohshi Ishibashi (JPN) 6-3, 6-0; Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) 6-0, 6-0; Aryan Giri (NEP) bt Bilal Asim 6-3, 7-5; Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) bt Abdul Hanan 6-0, 6-1; Dmitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Ahmet Ataby 6-4, 6-2; Teano Balducci (FRA) bt Hamid Israr (PAK) 7-6(7), 6-0; Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Yunes Talawar (IRI) 6-1, 6-0
Girls Singles (Round-II):
Sharvani Shrestha (NEP) bt Amara Khan(PAK) 6-0, 6-1;Taylor Goetz (USA) bt Amna Ali Qayum (PAK) 6-0, 6-1; Abhilasha Bista (NEP) bt Zainab Ali Raja 6-1,6-0; Sai Harshitaa Adivi (IND) bt Fatima Ali Raja(PAK) 6-1,6-1; Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) bt Soha Ali (PAK) 6-0,6-0; Olga Sorochkina (RUS) bt Zara Khan (PAK) 6-0,6-1; Natalia Zaman (PAK) bt Sheeza Sajid(PAK) 2-6,7-6(3),6-4;Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) bt Zahra Suleman(PAK) 6-2,6-0
Boys Doubles (Round-I):
Nikita Safonov (RUS) / Fedor Sosedkin (RUS) bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi (PAK) / Hussnain Ali Rizwan(PAK) 7-5,6-1;Aarav Samrat Hada / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Jai Dutta (USA) Raza Ghaus(PAK) 6-2,6-3; Abdullah Adnan (PAK) / Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) bt Ahmet Atabay (TUR) / Yunes Talawar (IRI) 7-5,7-6(7)
ITA-Midcourt Championship: Bilal outplays Jai Dutta
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Bilal Asim overcame Jai Dutta from USA 2-1 in the first round of Boys’ Singles of the ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships that commenced on Monday here at PTF Tennis Complex under the banner of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF). The final score-line was 6-2, 6-7(9) and 6-1.
Results:
Boys Singles (Round-I):
Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) bt Haider Ali Rizwan(PAK) 6-1, 6-2
Nikita Safonov (RUS) bt Hussnain Ali Rizwan (PAK) 6-1, 6-2
Kohshi Ishibashi (JPN) bt Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Bilal Asim (PAK) bt Jai Dutta (USA) 6-2, 6-7(9), 6-1
Abdul Hanan (PAK) bt Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) 7-6(6), 6-2
Aryan Giri (NEP) bt Ahtesham Humayun (PAK) 7-6(1), 6-2
Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-0, 6-3
Ahmet Atabay (TUR) bt Asad Zaman (PAK) 6-2, 6-1
Yunes Talawar (IRI) bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman (PAK) 6-4, 6-3
Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Abdullah Adnan (PAK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Raza Ghaus (PAK) bt Ferdi Tangal (TUR) 6-1, 6-3
Dimitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Kashan Tariq (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-2, 6-1
Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Shehryar Anees (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
Teano Balducci (FRA) bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan (PAK) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Hamid Israr (PAK) bt Fedor Sosedkin(RUS) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(9)
Girls Singles (Round-I):
Zainab Ali Raja (PAK) beat Yana Earsado (USA) 6-1, 7-5
The matches will start on Tuesday.
ITC League 2021: Yawar Ali wins title
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Yawar Ali has won the ITC tennis league that concluded here at ITA tennis courts on Sunday. Abdullah got second position while Umer Masood third after completion of robin league matches.
Results (Finals):
Boys & Girls Over-16 (Round Robin)
Azeena Aleem Bt Hamza Ul Zuhair 5-2; Abdullah Bt Sehar Aleem 5-1; Yawar Ali Bt Sehar Aleem 5-1; Umer Masood Bt Azeena Aleem 5-1; Sehar Aleem Bt Hamza Ul Zuhiar 5-1; Yawar Ali Bt Abdullah 5-1;
Positions
1. Yawar Ali
2. Abdullah
3. Umer Masood
Under-10 Boys & Girls (Round Robin)
Ayesha Masood Bt Arshman Maqsood 4-0; Amir Masood Bt Wishal Arshad 4-0; Arashman Maqsood Bt Fatima Maqsood 4-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Moin Uddin 4-0; Amir Masood Bt Amna Maqsood 4-0; Arshman Maqsood Bt Wishal Arshad 4-1; Ayesha Masood Bt Fatima Maqsood 4-0; Amir Masood Bt Fatima Maqsood 4-0; Behroze Maimoon Bt Moin Uddin 4-2; Arshman Maqsood Bt Amna Maqsood 4-0; Moin Uddin Bt Amna Maqsood 4-1;Ayesha Masood Bt Behroze Maimoon 5-4(5); Behroze Maimoon Bt Wishal Arshad 4-0;
Positions
1. Ayesha Masood
2. Behroze Maimoon
3. Aamir Masood
Under-12 Boys & Girls (Round Robin)
Sameer Maqsood Bt Uzair Maqsood 5-0;
Positions
1. Abdul Wasay
2. Sameer Maqsood
3. Uzair Maqsood
Under-14 Boys & Girls (Round Robin)
Ammar Masood Bt Abdul Wasay 5-3;
Positions
1. Ammar Masood
2. Abdul Wasay
3. Sameer Maqsood
Abhishek Thorat and Goetz Taylor win ITF Juniors Tennis titles
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 13, 2021):-Abhishek Thorat defeated Abdullah Adnan 2-0 in the final of Boys Singles of the ITF Pakistan, NBP-PTF International Juniors Tennis Championship that concluded at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Saturday.
Abhishek Thorat from United States of America (USA) beat Abdullah Adnan of Pakistan with the score line of 6-2 and 6-0 in a single sided affair. In girls Singles final, Goetz Taylor (USA) beat Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) 6-3, 6-2 and won the girls’ title of the ITF Pakistan, NBP-PTF International Juniors Tennis Championship.
Mohsin Mushtaq Secretary, Ministry of IPC graced the occasion as chief guest and Salim Saifullah Khan President – PTF as guest of honor. The Boys Singles final match was also witnessed by Tapas Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan, Col. Asif Zaman [R] Director General of Pakistan Sports Board Syed Anjum Naseer -SVP/ RE Operations National Bank the sponsor of the event.
Salim Saifullah Khan, while addressing the participants, appreciated the standard of tennis which was witnessed during the tournaments. He also congratulated the winners and extended his invitation to come to Pakistan again for the next ITF Juniors tournaments.
The President also appreciated the organizers for the conduct of the event in such a befitting manner despite COVID-19 constraints. He also praised the very effective coverage of the event by our print media. The President thanked the Islamabad Police for providing very elaborate security coverage to event. The President also lauded the professional acumen of Arif Qureshi ITF White Badge Referee for supervising the event.
Mohsin Mushtaq also appreciated the efforts of Pakistan Tennis Federation for attracting a large number of players and their parents from abroad to Pakistan for such international events. He was also highly impressed with PTF infrastructure and organizational and administrative capacity of PTF staff.
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