KARACHI: Talented Farhan Altaf beat farhan M Ali who retired hurt in the quarter-finals of the 8th Essa Lab Seniors & Juniors Tennis Championship at being played at the Modern Club here on Thursday.

In the under-18 event, Osama Khan of Lahore overcame stiff challenge from Ghufran Faiz to win 6-3 7-5. In the juniors under-10 singles, Sameer beat Eizar in straight sets while Dhuraf Das received a walkover against Nael Mirza.The finals and the closing ceremony of the chapmpionship will be held on Frida at 5:00pm. Nadia Farhan Essa, Director Operations Dr Essa laboratories and Diagnostic Centre, will be the chief guest.

Results:

U-10 Singles (quarter-finals): Sameer bt Eizar 4-0, 4-0; Dhuraf Das walkover Nael MirzaU -12 Singles (1st round): Hasnain Ali Rizwan bt Sameer Zaman 4-1 4-1; Zain Ehtisham bt Dhuraf Das 4-0 4-1U -14 Single (semifinal): Haider Ali Rizwan (Lhr) bt Husnain (Lhr) 4-2, rtd

U -16 Singles (1st Round): Asher Mir bt Saim Danish 6-1 6-1

U -16 Singles (2nd Round): Mahatir Muhammad bt Baqir Ali 6-3 6-3

U -18 Singles (quarter-final): Dhuraf Das walkover Nael Mirza; Osama Khan (Lhr) bt Ghufran Faiz 6-3 7-5

U -16 Doubles (semifinal): Taha + Asher bt Hasnain + Kashan 6-0 6-1

U -14 Doubles (1st Round) Abdullah Aftab + Imran bt Abdul Nafay+ Moosa Faisal 4-1 5-3

Ladies Doubles (1st Round): Marium + Natalia bt Ayesha + Noor Munir 6-0, 6-3

Mens Single (2nd Round): Yasir Khan bt Houd Azhar 6-1 6-2; Ahsan Siddiq bt Bilal Soomro 6-4 6-3; Farhan Altaf bt Ameer 6-0, 6-0

Mens Single (quarter-final): Farhan Altaf bt M Ali 3-2 rtd.

Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2019