Huzaifa checks into tennis quarters

ISLAMABAD: Huzaifa Abdul Rehman checked into the quarter-finals of the ITF Pakistan Junior World Ranking Tennis Championship with an easy win over his Iranian opponent here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

Huzaifa beat Iran’s Tootoonchi Moghadam 6-1, 6-0 to make it to the last eight stage. A major upset was seen in the girls’ contest when second seed Safi Meshkatolzahra of Ireland was eliminated by Korea’s Jang Soo Ha in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.

Results: Boys’ singles: Webb Daniel (Gbr) bt Lai Yu-Shun (Tpe) 6-4, 6-2; Shoaib Khan (Pak) bt Kim Dong Hwan (Kor) 6-0, 6-4; Kang Gunuk (Kor) bt Knese Luca Mmanuel (Ger) 6-0, 7-6(4); M Nouman Aftab (Pak) bt Giri Aryan (Nep) 7-5, 6-2; Saqib Hayat (Pak) bt Sami Zeb Khan (Pak) 6-4, 6-3; Kim Min-Joon (Kor) bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi (Pak) 6-0, 6-0; Ahmed Kamil (Pak) bt Lu Chen Yu (Tpe) 6-4, 6-1; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman bt Tootoonchi Moghadam (Iran) 6-1, 6-0.

Girls’ singles: Aysegul Mert (Tur) bt Abbas Aliya (Mda) 6-0, 6-2; Cheraghi Dorsa (Iri) bt Asim Zoha 6-2, 6-2; Choi Ji-Woo (Kor) bt Shen Hannah Kaile (HK) 6-1, 7-6(3); Thouard Clemence (Fra) bt Mahin Qureshi (Pak) 7-6(3), 7-6(3); Khanloo Mahta (Iri) bt Jawad Imsha (Pak) 6-0, 6-0; Valitova Arina (Rus) bt Sazanova Asima (Kaz) 6-4, 6-2; Elmas Leyla Nilufer (Tur) bt Shima Durab (Pak) 6-1, 6-2; Jang Soo Ha (Kor) bt Safi Meshkatolzahra (Iri) 6-3, 6-1.

Boys’ doubles 1st round: Zalan Khan (Pak) & Dong Hwan KIM (Kor) bt Abdullah Khan (Pak) & Ibrahim Khan (Pak) 6-3, 6-1; Lai Yu-Shun (Tpe) & LU Chen-Yu (Tpe) bt Osama Khan (Pak) & Ahmed Nael (Pak) 6-0, 6-1.

Boys’ doubles quarter-finals: Shoaib Khan (Pak) & Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Pak) bt Yu-Shun Lai (Tpe) & Chen Yu-Lu (Tpe) 6-1, 6-3; Saqib Hayat (Pak) & M Nauman Aftab (Pak) bt Ahmed Kamil (Pak) & Subhan Bin Salik (Pak) 7-6(1) 6-4.

Girls’ doubles quarter-finals: Aysegul Mert (Tur) & Leyla Nilufer Elmas (Tur) bt Zoha Asim (Pak) & Asima Sazanova (Kaz) 6-0, 6-0.