Aqeel, Jalil advance in Subh-e-Nau Tennis

ISLAMABAD Aqeel Kan, Jalil Khan, Samir Iftkhar and Yasir Khan qualified for the next round of the Subh-e-Nau National Hard Court Tennis Championship on Wednesday here at Pakistan Sports Complex. Aqeel Khan beat Sadan-ul-Haq in an easy contest. Also, Heera Ashiq, Tanveer Ashiq, Irfanullah, Shahzad Khan, Imran Shaukat, Gul Hamid, Mohammad Abid, Hameed-ul-Haq, Waqas Malik, Asim Shafik, Shehzad and Kamran Khalil got berth in the next round. In boys juniors U-18, Hasnain Manzoor, Amanwal Anwar, Heera Ashiq, Imtiaz Khalil and Samir Iftikhar defeated their opponents to move to next round. Meanwhile, a player told this scribe that the ball pickers facility was not available in the ongoing national tennis event. Results: Mens Singles (First Round): Aqeel Khan beat Sadan-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-3, Irfanullah beat Yaseen Abbasi 6-4, 6-4, Shahzad Khan beat Ahmed Ch 6-0, 6-1, Imran Shaukat beat Hasan Riaz 7-5, 6-1, Yasir Khan w/o Ayaz Khan, Samir Iftikhar beat Farhad Ali Raja 6-2, 6-1, Gul Hamid beat Wakeel Khan 7-6, 6-0, Abid beat Munir 6-4, 6-1, Hamid-ul-Haq beat 6-3, 6-1, Kamran Khalil beat Mubarik Shah 6-0, 6-3, Heera Ashiq beat Usman Ijaz 6-2, 6-3, Tanveer Ashiq w/o Sajid Ali, Waqas Malik beat Saeed-ul-Haq 6-3, 7-6(4), Asim Shafik beat Inamullah 6-3, 6-1, Shahzad PAF beat Usman Rafique 6-4, 6-0, Jalil Khan beat Shahid Afridi 6-4, 6-2. Boys Juniors U-18: Heera Ashiq beat Noman Ahmed 6-2, 6-2, Hanain Manzoor beat M. Mudassir 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, Amanwal Anwar beat Ayaz Qazi 6-2, 6-1, Imtiaz Khalil beat Ahmed Ch 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, Samir Iftikhar beat Wasil Kaleem 6-1, 6-0, Umer Shiekh beat Rizwan Ahmed 6-3, 6-4, Ayaz Khan beat Asad Abdul Shakoor 6-1, 6-3, Sajid Ali w/o Hassan Tariq, Usman Rafique beat Shahzeb Ali 6-1, 6-1, Umair Saeed Khan w/o Haris Khan, Mohammad Abid beat Fahad Mahmood 6-1, 6-0, Aqil Khan beat Tufail 6-3, 6-3, Abdul Rehman beat Sangeen 6-0, 6-2.

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