Aqeel, Shoaib set up ranking tennis singles final

ISLAMABAD: Aqeel Khan and Muhammad Shoaib set up men’s singles final in Khawar Hyat Khan Memorial National Ranking Tennis Tournament with easy wins in the semi-finals here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Wednesday.

Aqeel defeated Muzammil Murtaza in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. In the second semi-final, Muhammad Shoaib dominated Yousaf Khalil, winning 6-1, 6-1 to secure his place in the final. Ladies’ singles quarter-finals: Amna Ali Qayum bt Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0; Soha Ali bt Lalarukh Sajid 6-2, 6-0.

Ladies’ singles pre-quarter-finals: Meheq Khokhar bt Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayum bt Zainab Ali Raja 6-0, 6-1; Soha Ali bt Fatima Ali Raja 6-0, Ushna Suhail bt Zunaisah Noor 6-1, 6-1; Sheeza Sajid bt Laiba Iqbal 6-2, 6-2; Lalarukh Sajid bt Amna Saqib Jadoon 6-2, 6-2; Mahrukh Saji bt Maham Jadoon 6-1, 6-0. Boys’ 18 & Under semi-finals: Bilal Asim bt Hamza Roman 6-3, 1-6, 6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-3, 6-2.