LAHORE - As the integral part of all national tournaments in Karachi, Beach Tennis events were also held at Clifton Beach in the 9th KC Indus Pharma National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championship in Karachi.
Qudsia Raja emerged victorious in the ladies’ single event of beach tennis as she beat Muneeba Mukhtiyar from Dukhtar-e- Mashriq Girls College. In all, 50 plus females and 20 plus males took part in the ladies singles, men’s singles and junior boys and girls beach tennis singles.
Ahmed Ali Rajput, Majda Hameed and Sana Ali jointly inaugurated the event while Iram Bukhari, Qudsia Raja, Ibad Sarwar, Farah Riyaz, Shahab Khan, Raisa Ashfaq and Sarwar Hussain were instrumental in organizing the daylong event in a befitting manner.
In beach tennis men’s singles, Ibad Sarwar beat Zubair Raja 10-8, 10-8. In beach tennis ladies singles, Qudsia Raja beat Muneeba Mukhtiyar 8-0, 8-0. In beach tennis junior girls Sahabia Afzal beat Bushra Zafar. In beach tennis junior boys Mahzaib Sajjad beat M Rafique.
In U-18 boys singles quarters, Sameer beat Karaush 6-0, 6-2, Rahim Veqar beat Soyum 3-6, 6-4, 6-4,. In U-18 girls singles, Zainab Ali beat Dalia Ashraf 6-0, 6-4. In U-14 boys singles quarters, Hazik beat A Malik 4-2, 4-2. In U-14 girls singles 1st round, Daliah Ashraf beat Hiba Rizwan 4-0, 4-2. In U-14 girls singles semifinals, Eschele Asif beat Laaibah Ismail 4-0, 4-0. In U-12 boys/girls singles quarters, Rashid Ali beat Aahil Imran 4-2, 4-1, A Malik beat Arsh Imran 4-2, 5-3. In U-12 b/g singles semis, A Malik beat Ali Bachani 3-5, 5-4(6), 5-4.
In U-10 b/g singles QF, Aidh Imran beat Naayel Sohaib 2-4, 5-3, 4-1. In U-10 b/g singles semis, Rashid Ali beat Maaz Arejo 4-1, 4-0, Majid Ali beat Aidh Imran 5-4, 5-4. In men’s singles quarters, Omer Shahid beat Vinood Das 8-3, Zubair Raja beat Mutafa Tariq 8-1. In men’s doubles semis, Asad/Nomi beat Taha/Hassan 8-0, Bilal/Anil beat Khalid/Samer 9-7.