Ahmad to face Abid in SNGPL tennis final

ISLAMABAD: Unseeded Ahmed Chaudhary and 7th seed Abid Ali Akbar will vie for the top honour in the men’s singles final of 3rd SNGPL All Pakistan Tennis Championships at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex on Friday.

Ahmed Chaudhary displayed quality tennis and eliminated 5th seed Shahzad Khan in straight sets. In the second semifinal , Abid Ali Akbar eliminated second seed Muzamil Murtaza in a one-sided match.

In the ladies event, Sarah Mahboob, Sara Mansoor, Mehak Khokar and Noor Malik (ZTBL) moved into the semi-finals beating their respective opponents in straight sets.Unseeded Mehak Khokar upset 3rd seed Esha Jawad, and will face top seed Sara Mansoor in the semi-final. Second semifinal will be played between 2nd seed Sarah Mehboob and 4th seed Noor Malik.

Nalain Abbas, Faizan Faiz, Sami Zaib and Hamid Israr qualified for the semi-finals by winning their respective matches in 16 and under category.Results: Ladies singles quarterfinals: Sara Mansoor bt Mariam Mirza 6-0, 6-0; Mehak Khokar bt Esha Jawad 6-1, 7-5; Noor Malik (ZTBL) bt Zara Salman 6-2, 6-0; Sarah Mahboob bt Hania Nabeel 6-0, 6-1.

Men’s singles semifinals: Ahmed Chaudhary bt Shahzad Khan 6-4, 6-3; Abid Ali Akbar bt Muzamil Murtaza: 6-3, 6-2.Girls under-18 singles semifinals: Zahra Salman bt Azeena Aleem 6-2, 6-3; Sheeza Sajid bt Mahrukh Farooqi, 6-0, 6-0.

Boys 18 and under-18 singles semi-finals: Ahmed Kamil bt Aqib Hayat 6-2, 6-3; Sami Zaib (SNGPL) bt Subhan Bin Salik 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Boys under-16 singles quarter-finals: Nalain Abbas bt Uzair Khan 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3); Faizan Faiz Bt Huzaifa Khan 6-4, 6-4; Sami Zaib (SNGPL) bt Hassan ali 6-0, 6-0; Hamid Israr (SNGPL) bt Farman Shakeel 6-1, 6-3.

Boys 14 and under singles semifinals: Hamid Israr (SNGPL) bt Huzama A Rehman 4-1, 5-3; Kashan Omer bt Uzair Khan 5-3, 2-4, 5-3.

Boys and girls 12 and under singles quarterfinals: Hamza Roman (SNGPL) bt Ali Zain 4-0, 4-0; Shahsawar bt Moaez Gul 4-0, 4-1; Hammad Masood bt Subhan Sehar 2-4, 4-1, 4-2; Asad bt Amir Mizari 4-1, 5-4 (4).

Boys and girls 10 and under singles semifinals: Hamza Roman (SNGPL) bt Amir Mizari 4-0-, 4-0; Hania Minhas bt Nabeel 4-0, 4-0.

Boys 14 and under doubles semi-finals: Bilal Asim/Ahmed Nael bt Hamza Jawad/Asad 6-2, 6-4; Uzair Khan/Kashan Omer W/O Hamza Roman/Huzaima Abdul Rehman.

Boys 16 and under doubles semi-finals: Nalain Abbas/Farman Shakeel bt Kamran Khan/Hasham Khan 6-4, 6-2; Hamid Israr/Sami Zaib (SNGPL) bt Faizan Fiaz/Hassan Ali 6-2, 6-2.

Boys 18 and under doubles semi-finals: Ahmed Kamil/Subhan bin Salik bt Muhammad Asim/Muhammad Aqib 6-0, 6-0; Muhammad Abdullah/Aqib Hayat bt M. Huzaifa/M. Talha Khan 6-4, 7-6 (5).