ISLAMABAD - Heera Ashiq defeated veteran Davis cupper Hameed-ul-Haq in the first round of the Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship 2015 in straight sets Tuesday. Yasir Khan also had to face stiff resistance from young Aman Atique to carve out a victory in three-set thriller 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Yasir lost first set and was 4-6 down in second set. But Yasir showed his vast experience and class to clinch an unbelievable thriller. Pakistan number one tennis player Aqeel Khan brushed aside Ejaz Khan in one-sided contest, while Raja Shahid, Arham Atique, Usman Rafique, M Abid and Malik Hamza also managed to win their matches. Aqib Umer, Ilham Khan, Hamza bin Rehan among others won their respective first round matches in boys U-18 category. Talha Khan also won his match against Umar Maqsood.