SPORTS REPORT
LAHORE (January 30, 2021):- Ahmad Kamil defeated Imran Bhatti 2-1 in the final of Men's Singles and Haniya Minhas thrashed Ashtafila Arif by 6-0, 6-0 to bag the title of Ladies Singles category on the last day of the championship.
In the U-18 Boys’ category final, Hasheesh Kumar emerged triumphant against Faizan Fayyaz with the score of 6-2, 6-2 while the U-18 Girls’ category title went to Haniya Minhas. She trounced Natalia Zaman by 6-0, 6-1.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab will continue to extend full cooperation for the promotion of tennis in the province; he said this while talking to media at the prize distribution ceremony of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday.
Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Director Tournament Rashid Malik and a large number of young tennis players and fans were also present on this occasion.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship is an ideal tournament for young players of 6 and 8 years of age to learn the basics of the game. “This is good initiative taken by Sports board Punjab to groom young tennis players with Corona SOPs in place in the prevailing circumstances of Covid-19”.
Results:
Men's singles Final:
Ahmad Kamil beat Imran Bhatti 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Ladies singles Final:
Haniya Minhas beat Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-0
Girls U-18 Final:
Haniya Minhas beat Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-1
Boys U-18 Final:
Hasheesh Kumar beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2
U-14 Final:
Asad zaman beat Shehryar Anees 6-4, 6-4
Seniors 35 plus Doubles final:
Talha Waheed/Aashir Ali Khan beat Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroz 6-0, 4-6, 7-6
Boys U-18 Doubles final:
Mahatir Muhammad/Ahtesham Arif beat Asad Zaman/Hasheesh Kumar 8-5
U-12 Final:
Ameer Mazari beat Omer Jawad 8-5
U-10 Final:
Abdur Rehman beat Fajar Fayyaz 8-0.
