Aqeel faces Abid in POF Tennis final

ISLAMABAD: Aqeel Khan and Abid Ali Akbar reached the final of men’s singles event in the 3rd Chairman POF Board National Ranking Tennis Tournament at POF Tennis Courts Wah. In the semis played Thursday, Aqeel Khan outplayed Muzammil Murtaza 6-2, 6-4 while Abid Akbar got better of Mohammad Shoaib Shoaib 6-2, 6-4.

Results: Men’s singles semis: Aqeel Khan bt Muzammil Murtaza 6-2, 6-4; Abid Akbar beat M.Shoaib 6-2, 6-4.Men’s doubles semifinal: M. Abid/Waqas Malak bt Muzammil/Mudassir 6-7 (8), 6-3, 10-7; Aqeel Khan/Abid Ali Akbar bt Heera Ashiq/Malik A.Rehman 6-3, 6-2.

Boys Under-18 semifinals: Huzaifa A.Rehman bt Nauman Aftab 6-0, 6-2.; Saqib Hayat bt Ahmad Asjad 6-4, 6-4.Boys U-14 semifinals: Sami Zeb bt Uzair khan 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5; Hasheesh Kumar bt Hamid Israr 6-2, 6-2.

Boys/girls U-10 semifinals: Hamza Roman bt M. Haziq 4-1, 4-0; Jamal Shah bt Taimur khan 4-0, 4-1Seniors 45 doubles quarterfinal: Israr Gul/Jahanzaib Khan bt Shafiq/Gul Hamid 6-4, 6-1; Brig Chanzeb/ Aftab Ahmed bt Dr Shahzad/Kh Shafique 6-1, 6-2; Major Mazhar/Col Shahid bt Major Naeem/Brig Farooq 6-2, 6-1.