Aqib, Zoha annex Under-18 tennis titles

LAHORE: Aqib and Zoha grabbed the U-18 boys and girls singles titles respectively in the 5th McDonalds National Tennis Championships 2020 at DA Creek Club Karachi.

Aqib Khan of SNGPL won the boys U-18 singles title by beating Mahteer Muhammad of Sindh Club 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 while the girls U-18 singles title was grabbed by Pakistan No 1 Zoha Asim, who thrashed Nataila Zaman 6-0, 6-0. Zohaib Afzal Malik of LGS Phase V DHA Lahore edged out Nael Mirza 5-3, 0-4, 5-3 to clinch the boys U-10 singles title.

SNGPL’s Hamid Israr clinched boys U-14 singles title by beating Nadir Mirza 5-3, 4-0, Karachi’s Nadir Mirza crushed Peshawar’s Hamza Roman 4-0, 4-0 to claim boys U-12 singles title and Ayza Jia annexed girls U-12 singles title by beating Eshal Zain 5-3. In 35 plus singles final, Nomi Qamar beat Ali Zaidi 8-2 while in seniors 35 doubles final, Shamael Tajammul/Ali Mansoor Zaidi beat Nomi Qamar/Rafi Derbari 8-3.

McDonalds Southern Region Operations Head Farrukh Salahuddin was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Other notables present on the occasion were former PTF President Kh Saeed Hai, Reza Mirza, M Khalid Rehmani, Erum Bukhar, M Saeed, Farah Riaz, Raisa Ashfaq and Afsheen Zehra, tennis players and families.

The week-long championship was sponsored by McDonalds Pakistan and was organised by Reza Mirza Tennis Academy under the auspices of Sindh Tennis Association/Pakistan Tennis Federation. Farrukh Salahuddin congratulated the winners and runners-up and also announced to continue sponsoring tennis in future.

Results

Boys U-18 singles final: Aqib Khan (SNGPL) beat Mahteer Muhammad of Sindh Club 6-7, 6-3, 6-2

Girls U-18 singles final: Zoha Asim beat Nataila Zaman 6-0, 6-0

Boys U-14 singles final: SNGPL’s Hamid Israr beat Nadir Mirza 5-3, 4-0

Boys U-12 singles final: Nadir Mirza beat Hamza Roman 4-0, 4-0

Girls U-12 singles final: Ayza Jia beat Eshal Zain 5-3

Boys U-10 singles final: Zohaib Afzal Malik (LGS Phase V DHA Lahore) beat Nael Mirza 5-3, 0-4, 5-3

35 plus singles final: Nomi Qamar beat Ali Zaidi 8-2

Seniors 35 doubles final: Shamael Tajammul/Ali Mansoor Zaidi beat Nomi Qamar/Rafi Derbari 8-3.