Noor Malik, Esha Jawad storm into semifinals in the Ladies’ Singles category
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: Exhibiting extraordinary performance Noor Malik and Esha Jawad cruised into the semifinals of the ongoing Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 after winning their respective quarterfinal matches in the Ladies’ Singles category at the state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Courts, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Wednesday.
In Ladies Singles Quarterfinal matches, Noor Malik thrashed Rahat ul Ain by 6-0, 6-0 quite comfortably in the first quarterfinal match, however, Esha Jawad had to face some sort of resistance from Soha Ali in the second quarterfinal match. Esha won her match with the score of 6-2, 6-4. In the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals, Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar by 6-1, 6-1 and Abdullah Adnan toppled Bilal Asim 6-1, 6-2.
Former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik and Arif Feroze outplayed Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq by 6-0, 6-0 in the seniors’ 55-plus doubles quarterfinals. Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez edged out Dr Arif/ Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4, Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr ShahzadSaleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2 and Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq crushed Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0 in the same category.
Results:
Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Noor Malik beat Rahat ul Ain 6-0, 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Soha Ali 6-2, 6-4
Men’s Singles (pre-quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-1, 6-1
Abdullah Adnan beat Bilal Asim 6-1, 6--2
Boys’ U-18 (Pre-Quarterfinals):
Hamid Israr beat Sheheryar Anees 6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-0, 6-1
Hamza Roman beat Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-1
Mahatir Mohammad beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, 6-2
Men's Doubles (pre-Quarterfinals):
Waqas Malik/Zaid Mujahid beat Hasheesh Kumar/Baqir Ali 6-1, 7-6
Mahatir Mohammad/Saqib hayat beat Mohammad Talha Khan/Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 5-7, 6-3, 10-4
Nael Qureshi/Sami Zeb Khan beat Sikandar Hayat/Faizan Fayyaz 4-6, 6-1, 10-8
Imran Bhatti /Ahmad Babar beat Ahmad Ch/Abdaal Haider 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
Seniors Doubles 55+ (pre-quarterfinals):
Rashid Malik/Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq 6-0, 6-0
Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez beat Dr Arif/Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4
Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr Shahzad saleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2
Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq beat Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0
Seniors Doubles 45 plus+ (Pre Quarterfinals):
Talha Waheed/Israr Gul beat Kamran Qureshi/Ch Khalil 6-0, 6-0
Mohammad Asghar/Tariq Sadiq beat Ahmad Waqas Basit/Rana Humayun 6-7, 6-1, 10-4
Arif Feroze/Fayyaz Khan beat Syed Shams-ud-din/Ahsan Wali 6-1, 6-2
Qasim Ali/Mehboob Waheed beat Dr Arif/Sajid Bukhari 6-4, 6-4
Ashar Khan/Kamran Khan beat Col Atif/M Shoaib 6-4, 7-5
Boys’ U-18 Doubles (pre-Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Salaar/Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Jawad Khan/Saif Ullah 6-0, 6-0
Ameer Mazari/Waleed Humayun beat Mohammad Sohaan Noor/M Rehan 6-2, 6-0
Abu Bakar Talha/Ali Talha beat Mohammad Talha Khan/Inam Qadir 6-0, 6-0
Asad Zaman/Shehryar Anees beat Kashan Tariq/Shahsawar Khan 6-4, 6-4.
