KARACHI: Raahim Veqar dominated the fourth day of the 20th KC Westbury National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championships here at the Karachi Club on Wednesday.
In an impressive display, Raahim secured a place in the U-18 quarter-finals by convincingly defeating Rashid Ali Bachani from Hyderabad 6-0, 6-1. Joining him in the last-eight was Taimoor Ansari, who emerged victorious over Shamoon Hidayat 6-3, 6-2. Ejaz Abbasi also advanced by defeating Laraib Shamsi 6-2, 6-3 while Muneer Derbari from Hyderabad triumphed over Karash Kumar 6-1, 6-2, securing his spot in the quarters.
In the boys’ U-14 singles pre-quarters, Ismail Aftab showcased his dominance with a resounding 4-1, 4-0 victory against AbuBaker Admani. Nibras Malik also advanced as he overpowered Abdul Malik 4-1, 4-1.
In the girls’ U-14 first-round matches, Eshal Zain achieved a flawless 4-0, 4-0 victory against Aysha Ather.
Meanwhile, in the boys’ U-12 round-of-16, Rashid bounced back with a 4-1, 4-1 win over Nabeel Bhand and AbuBaker redeemed himself with a 4-0, 4-1 victory over Maaz Areejo from Hyderabad. Abdul Baseer and Majid Ali Bachani from Hyderabad also secured victories in their respective matches.
In the Juniors U-18 doubles first-round, Muzammil Bhand and Muneer Derbari teamed up to secure an 8-6 victory against the pair of Ejaz Abbasi and Shamoon. Raahim, alongside Samer Zaman, emerged triumphant with an 8-4 win over the duo of Rayan Ahmed and Rayan Khan.
Raahim’s winning streak continued as he edged out Vinod Das with a nail-biting 9-8 victory in the men’s single quarters.
The men’s doubles categories also witnessed thrilling matches, with notable wins for the teams of Nameer Shamsi and Bakar Ali, Ibrahim Iltifat and Bilal Soomro, as well as Zubair Raja and Taha Bande Ali.
Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2023
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