LAHORE: Main-round matches in different age categories were played on the opening day of the Khawaja Iftikhar Memorial Tennis Championship here at the Nishtar Sports Complex on Tuesday.

In the opening-round matches of the men’s singles event, Ahmed Nael defeated Abdullah Adnan 6-3, 6-4.

In other matches of the same category, Barkatullah outclassed Shehryar Anees 6-2, 6-2; Yousuf Khalil outplayed Ahtesham Humayun 6-1, 6-4; Mohammad Shoaib registered a downed Shahzad Khan 6-3, 6-3; Aqeel Khan struggled to beat Bilal Asim 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Mohammad Abid ousted Ahmed Chaudhry 6-2, 6-3; Abubakar Talha brushed aside Haider Ali Rizwan 6-1, 6-3 while Muzammil Murtaza overpowered Uzair Khan 6-2, 6-1.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Nael and Heera Ashiq got the better of Shahzad Khan-Sami Zeb Khan duo 6-1, 6-4 in the men’s doubles event.

In the women’s singles, S. Ayesha Shahid outplayed Sania Zara 6-1, 6-2; Zunaisha Noor squeezed past Rahat-ul-Ain 6-1, 6-3; Laiba Iqbal made short work of Momina Imran 6-0, 6-2 while Fajar Fayyaz and Bismal Zia got walkover against Aima and Zeevar, respectively.

Other results:

Boys’ U-18 singles: Asad Zaman bt Rayan Ahmed 6-1, 6-1; M. Salar bt Rayyan Khan 6-3, 6-1.

Girls U-18 singles: Hajra Suhail bt Fajar Fayyaz 6-1, 6-1; Bismal Zia bt Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0; Sania Zara bt Nida Akram — walkover; Zubaisha Noor bt Labika Durab 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

Boys’ U-14 singles: Rashid Ali bt Ansarullah 4-0, 4-0, M. Junaid bt Hamza Ali 4-0, 4-1; Razik Sultan bt Aalay Hussain 5-4 (3), 4-0; M. Ayan bt Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-1; S. Mahd Shehzad bt Ibraheem Gill 4-1, 4-2, Arsh Imran bt M Ayan Khan — walkover.

Mixed doubles: Noor Malik/M. Abid bt Laiba Durab/Asad Zaman 6-1, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayyum/Abdullah Adnan bt Fajar Fayyaz/Faizan Fayyaz 6-0, 6-0; S. Ayesha Shahid/Shehroz Malik bt Esha Jawad/Imran Bhatti — walkover.

Boys U-12 singles: Ohad e Mustafa bt Mamnoon Bari 4-0, 4-1; M. Azan Imran bt Sohaib Jabed 4-1, 4-2; Daniyal Afzal Malik bt Saad Rashid — walkover; Omar Zaman bt Tariq Rafi — walkover; M. Ehsan Bari bt Muzammil Danish — walkover; Fahd Mustafa bt M Hamza Khan — walkover.

Published in Dawn, December 18th, 2024