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TENNIS - National 04 Jan, 2024

Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Day-III)
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Day-III)

Soha Ali, Natalia Zaman, Kainat Ali, and Amna Ali post victories in Ladies’ Singles

Abdul Jabbar Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Soha Ali, Natalia Zaman, Kainat Ali, Amna Ali Qayum registered triumphs in the Ladies event of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2024 after thrashing their challengers here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Thursday. Sheeza Sajid, Lalarukh Sajid, and Marrukh Sajid got walk-over.

In the men’s singles, 6th Seed Mudassar Murtaza upset 4th Seed Mohammad Abid (WAPDA) in a thrilling three-set match with a score line 5-7, 6-2, and 6-2 while top seed Mohammad Shaoib struggled hard to win his encounter against talented Yousaf Khalil in an exciting three set match with the score-line of 7-5, 5-7, and 6-2.

Aqeel Khan conveniently won his encounter against upcoming proficient Ahmad Nael Qureshi at 6-2 and 6-4. In the second set which was marked with aces and long rallies and the score went up to 4 all as both players held their respective serves, Aqeel broke the 9th game of talented Qureshi by hitting some winners down the line and forcing out the youngster in 6-4 by holding the 10th game.

In the U18 Singles, 5th Seed Mohammad Hamza Aasim, the upcoming proficient from Islamabad caused a major upset during the course of his quarter-final encounter with 3rd Seed Mohammad Salaar Khan. In pursuit of his victory, he added his foot speed and topspin to make him a force to be reckoned with. Mohammad Hamza Aasim managed to oust the 3rd seed 6-2, 6-3.

Results:

Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):

Mohammad Shaoib beat Yousaf Khalil 7-5, 5-7, 6-2

Muzammil Murtaza beat Barkatullah 7-6 (2), 6-4

Mudassar Murtaza beat Mohammad Abid 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Aqeel Khan beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-4

Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):

Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah beat Aabdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid 7-5, 6-3

Mudassar Murtaza /Abdullah Adnan beat Mohammad Zaryab Khan /Huzaima Abdur Rehman 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Mohammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Hamza Aasim / Mohammad Salaar Khan 6-1, 6-3

Mohammad Shaoib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-3, 6-3.

Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):

Aabdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid beat Hamza Haziq / Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-0

Mohammad Zaryab Khan / Huzaima Abdur Rehman beat Saqib Hayat / Hamza Roman 7-5, 7-6 (5)

Hamza Aasim / Mohammad Salaar Khan beat Talha Khan / Kashan Tariq 6-3, 6-3

Mohammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Kamran Maqbool / Amir Mazari 6-1, 6-1

Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kamran Khan / Zalan Khan 6-3, 6-0

Ladies’ Singles (Round-I):

Soha Ali beat Shandana Rabbi 6-1, 6-1

Natalia Zaman beat Sana Bilal 6-0, 6-0

Kainat Ali beat Amna Khan 6-1, 6-3

Amna Ali Qayum beat Asfa Shahbaz 5-7, 7-5, 6-2

Sheeza Sajid w/o Arzoo Ishfaq

Lalarukh Sajid w/o Mehaq Khokhar

Marrukh Sajid w/o Zara Khan

Boys’ U18 Singles (Quarterfinals):

Hamid Israr beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-1, 6-2

Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Mohammad Salaar Khan 6-2, 6-3

Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kashan Tariq 6-2, 6-4

Hamza Roman beat Hamza Hussain 6-1, 6-3

Boys’ U14 Singles (Quarterfinals):

Zoahib Afzal Malik beat Syed Mahd Mahmood 4-1, 4-1

Mohammad Junaid Khan beat Zohaib Amjad 5-4 (8), 4-1

Mohammad Shayyan beat Essa Fahad 4-1, 4-1

Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Razik Sultan 4-0, 4-0

Boys & Girls U10 Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):

Azan Imran beat Arham Amjad 4-0, 4-2

Arsh Imran beat Hashir Mustafa Subhani 4-0, 4-0

Amir Masood w/o Arshman Abbasi

Behroze Umer beat Mohammad Bilal Kamran 4-0, 4-0.

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