ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Saima Shaukat defeated Rushna Mahboob 3-2 in a C-division squash league match at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Saturday.

Saima from the Shalimar Club mounted pressure right from the first game, winning it 11-3 but Rushna from the Roshan Khan Club made a good comeback in the second game, winning it 11-8.

Saima, however, continued her top form, sending Rushna out of the court with 11-4 score in the third game.

Though, Saima could not sustain few long rallies against Rushna in the fourth game, losing it 11-13, she played better drop-shots in the last game, winning it 11-8.

In the girl’s second fixture, Ayesha Ali from the Falcon Club got a walkover against Anusha Khan from the Safari Club.

Results: Girls: Saima Shaukat (Shalimar Club) bt Rushna Mahboob (Roshan Khan Club) 11-3, 8-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8; Ayesha Ali (Falcon Club) walkover Anusha Khan (Safari Club). Men’s: M. Tayyab (Safari Club) bt Osama (Falcon Club) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Daud Tahir (Safari Club) bt Omar (Falcon Club) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5; Zubair Malik (Falcon Club) bt Waheed Khan (Safari Club) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4. Boys’ U-19: Daud (Shalimar Club) bt Taha (Roshan Khan Club) 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9; Ilyas Khan (Roshan Khan Club) bt Reza Ali (Shalimar Club) 11-7, 11-7, 11-2; Irfan-ul-Haq (Roshan Khan Club) bt Babar (Shalimar Club) 11-7, 11-1, 11-9; Anwar (Roshan Khan Club) bt Ali Ahmed (Shalimar Club) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8. Boys’ U-17: Duraiz (Shalimar Club) bt Haseeb (Roshan Khan Club) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4. Boys’ U-15: Idrees (Roshan Khan Club) bt Sheraz (Shalimar Club) 11-3, 11-1, 11-3. Boys’ U-11: Farhan (Roshan Khan Club) bt Saim (Shalimar Club) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3.

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