ISLAMABAD Top seed Aqeel Khan cruised into the semi-finals of the Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court tennis championship at the PTF Complex here on Friday.
Aqeel outclassed Rashid Malik in straight sets. In another quarter-final, Asim Shafik engineered a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory against Khurram Nazir.
Jalil Khan defeated his younger brother Yasir Khan 6-1, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals. Heera Ashiq hammered Muneer Ashiq 6-1, 6-4.
Aqeel Khan and Jalil Khan won the title of men's doubles event beating Yasir Khan and Tanveer Ashiq 6-1, 6-4.
In the boys' U-17 event, Heera Ashiq defeated Mohammad Abid 6-3, 6-3 to qualify for semi-finals.
Samir Iftikhar won his match against Malik Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-2.
Sadan-ul-Haq was victorious over Jibran-ul-Haq, while Zohair Raza defeated Ahmed Chaudhry.
In the boys' U-13 category, top seed Kashan-ul-Haq qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Mohammad Mudassir in a tough match.
Kashan won the first set 4-2 but was down 2-4 in the second set. He, however, made a good comeback in the final set, beating his opponent 4-1.
Other players who have also qualified for the quarter-finals are Hamza bin Asif, Afnan Almas, Hanain Manzoor, Saad Zafar, Abdal Haider, Imad Amir and Talha Zubair.
Results
Men's singles (quarter-finals)
Aqeel Khan bt Rashid Malik 6-2, 6-2; Asim Shafik bt Khurram Nazir 6-2, 6-3; Jalil Khan bt Yasir Khan 6-1, 6-1; Heera Ashiq bt Muneer Ashiq 6-1, 6-4.
Men's doubles (final)
Aqeel Khan / Jalil Khan bt Yasir Khan / Tanveer Ashiq 6-1, 6-4.
Junior U- 17 (quarter-finals)
Samir Iftikhar bt Malik Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-2; Sadan-ul-Haq bt Jibran-ul-Haq 6-1, 6-1; Heera Ashiq bt Mohammad Abid 6-3, 6-3; Zohair Raza bt Ahmed Chaudhry 6-1, 6-0.
Junior U-13
Kashan-ul-Haq bt M. Mudassir 4-2, 2-4, 4-1; Hamza bin Asif bt Saad Aijaz 4-2, 2-5, 5-4(5); Afnan Almas walkover against Zaid Mujahid; Hanain Manzoor bt Mohammad Muzammil 4-1, 4-1; Saad Zafar bt Asad Mahmood 5-3, 5-3; Abdal Haider walkover against Nauman; Imad Amir bt Talal Almas 0-4, 4-1, 4-2; Talha Zubair bt Hamza Mazhar 4-2, 4-2.
