LAHORE: Asad Zaman of Ali Embroidery Mills, Abubakar Talha of Wapda, Haider Ali Rizwan and Muhammad Salaar qualified for the boys Under-18 semifinals of the Aitchison College Junior Tennis Championship 2024 at Aitchison College Courts here on Friday.
In the boys U-18 quarterfinals, Asad Zaman delivered a solid performance defeating Yafat Nadeem 7-5, 6-2 while Muhammad Salaar overcame Nabeel Qayum 6-3, 6-2. Haider Ali Rizwan cruised past Amir Mazari 6-2, 6-0 and Abubakar Talha defeated Husnain Ali Rizwan 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.
The boys U-18 doubles quarterfinals featured Haider Ali Rizwan and Abubakar Talha teaming up to defeat Asad Zaman and Muhammad Salaar 6-2, 6-4. Meanwhile, Muhammad Yahya and Nabeel Qayum emerged victorious over Hassan Usmani and M Rayyan Khan in a close match, 6-4, 0-6, 10-2. In other doubles action, Amir Mazari and Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Inam Qadir and Abdul Basit 6-3, 6-1, while Kashan Tariq and Yafat Nadeem outplayed Abdullah Yousaf and Hamza Ahmad 6-2, 6-1.
In the boys U-14 quarterfinals, Hassan Usmani displayed dominance, defeating Syed Mahad Shehzad 4-1, 4-1, while Ruhab Faisal triumphed over Razik Sultan 4-2, 4-2. Abdur Rehman bested M Junaid 4-2, 4-0, and Omer Jawad claimed a 4-1, 4-0 win against Rashid Ali Bachani.
The boys U-12 quarterfinals were equally interesting with Rashid Ali Bachani defeating Ohade Mustafa in a three-set battle, 4-0, 0-4, 4-0. M Junaid defeated Muhammad Ayan 4-2, 4-1, and Muhammad Muaz beat Muhammad Arsh Imran 4-0, 4-1. In a closely contested match, M Ibraheem Hussain Gill edged past Zayd Zaman 2-4, 5-4, 4-2.
