Noor bags SBP Tennis C’ship trophy

LAHORE: Noor Malik of ZTBL clinched the First Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Tennis Championship 2020 trophy after outperforming Esha Jawad in the ladies singles final played here at the PLTA courts on Friday.

Noor was in sublime form and displayed outstanding tennis skills and techniques in the final, where she though faced some resistance in the first set yet she remained dominant throughout the final and won it in straight sets. In the first set, both the players matched fire-with-fire and the score reached 4-all, where Noor utilized all her energies and expertise to overcome spirited Esha to take the set 6-4.

In the second set, Noor once again showed her class and took a lead of 3-1 while Esha got injured and retired, thus Noor won the final and grabbed the title.

All the boys U-14 quarterfinals proved to be one-sided affairs, where the winners won their respective matches quite comfortably. In the first quarterfinal, Saeed Suleman thrashed Abdullah Sajjad 8-1, Ameer Mazari outperformed Movia Butt 8-2, Zaeem Ghafoor routed Essa Bilal 8-1 and Eshtesham Hamayun beat Sarim Rasool thumped 8-3. In the girls U-14 quarterfinals, Mehru Fatima defeated Jannat Khalil 3-4, 4-2, 10-2 and Saleha Zeeshan beat Alina Suleman 0-4, 4-1, 10-1. In the girls U-18 semifinals, Ashtifla Arif trounced Fajar Masood 6-0, 6-1.

In boys U-18 quarterfinals, Faizan Fayyaz edged out Hamza Jawad 8-6, Zain Ch overpowered Haris Wahla 8-5 and Hassan Ali toppled Ahmed Amir 8-5. In men’s singles quarterfinals, Sikandar Hayat outscored Nalain Abbas 6-2, 6-3, Mian Bilal overwhelmed Fayyaz Khan 6-0, 6-1, Ahmed Kamil routed Rana Hamayun 6-2, 6-2 and Imran Bhatti defeated Zaryab Pirzada 6-3, 6-4.

Results: Ladies’ singles semifinals

Noor Malik beat Asfa Shahbaz 6-0, 6-0

Esha Jawad beat Nida Akram 6-2, 6-2.

Girls’ U-18 semifinal

Ashtifila Arif beat Fajar Masood 6-0, 6-1

Men’s singles quarterfinals

Mian Bilal beat Fayyaz Khan 6-1, 6-0

Ahmad Kamil beat Rana Humayun 6-2, 6-2

Imran Bhatti beat Zaryab Pirzada 6-3, 6-3

Sikander Hayat beat Nalain Abbas 6-2, 6-3

Boys’ U-18 quarterfinals

Faizan Fayyaz beat Hamza Jawad 8-6

Zain Ch beat Haris Wahla 8-5

Hassan Ali beat Ahmad Amir 8-4.

Boys’ U-14 quarterfinals

Saeed Suleman beat Abdullah Sajjad 8-1

Ameer Mazari beat Moavia Butt 8-2

Zaeem Ghafoor beat Eesa Bilal 8-1

Ehtesham Humayun beat Sarim Rasul 8-3

Girls’ U-14 quarterfinals

Mehru Fatima beat Jannat Khalil 3-4, 4-2, 10-2

Saleha Zeeshan beat Alina Suleman 0-4, 4-1, 10-1.