ISLAMABAD-Aqeel Khan, M Shoaib, Shahzad Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Mudassar Murtaza, Heera Ashiq and Aman Attique Wednesday qualified for the 31st Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship quarterfinals here at Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex.
Top seed Aqeel Khan was in sublime touch and eliminated Ejaz Ahmad Khan 6-1, 6-1. M Shoaib overpowered Asad ullah Khan 6-1, 6-3; Shahzad Khan routed M Waqas Malik 6-1, 6-2; Mudassar Murtaza beat M Usman Ejaz 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Muzammil Murtaza trounced Shahid Afridi 6-0, 6-2; Heera Ashiq toppled Amir Naseem 6-4, 6-2; Aman Atiq Khan edged out Talha Bin Asif 6-1, 6-2 and M Abid outlasted Mian Bilal 6-2, 6-0.
In the ladies singles, Khunsha Babar stunned 4th seed Esha Jawad of Lahore 6-2, 6-2. Noor Malik, daughter of Rashid Malik, beat Shiza without conceding a single game in both sets while Mehvish Chisties and Oreen Jiasi also qualified for the quarterfinals.
In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, Hameed-ul-Haq/Yousaf Khan beat Ejaz Ahmed Khan/Abbas Khan 6-2, 6-1 while Mudassar Murtaza/Muzammil Murtaza beat Shakirullah/Ikramullah 6-2, 6-3.
