Shoaib, Aqeel march into semi-finals

ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib and Aqeel Khan marched into the semi-finals of the Anwar Khawaja Memorial National Ranking Tennis underway at the Officer Services Mess in Sialkot.

In Thursday’s men’s singles quarter-finals, Muhammad Shoaib bt Barkatullah 6-4, 6-2 while Aqeel Khan prevailing over Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-0, 6-3.

Mohammad Abid and Muzammil Murtaza also made it to the quarter-finals.

Results: Men’s singles quarter-finals: Muhammad Shoaib bt Barkatullah 6-4, 6-2; Mohammad Abid bt Heera Ashiq 6-3, 6-3; Muzammil Murtaza bt Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-2; Aqeel Khan bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-0, 6-3.

Men’s doubles quarter-finals: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Muzammil Murtaza bt Hamza & Salar 6-2, 6-2; Aqeel Khan & Shoaib bt Abubakar & Huzaima 4-6, 6-4(10-2); Abid & Sami Zeb bt Haseesh Kumar & Mahatir 6-2, 6-1; Yousaf Khalil & Barkatullah bt Ahmed Babar & Haider Ali Rizwan 6-4, 6-2.

Ladies’ singles quarter-finals: Ushna Suhail bt Meheq Khokhar 6-0, 6-2; Soha Ali bt Labika Durab 6-1, 6-0; Mahrukh Sajid bt Fajar 6-2, 7-5; Sheeza Sahid bt Noor Malik 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(5).

Boys 18 & Under singles quarter-finals: Hamza Roman bt Haider Ali Rizwan 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Salar bt Omer Jawad 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Hamza Asim bt Syed Hamza Hussain 7-5, 6-4; Talha Khan bt Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-1.

Boys 14 & Under singles quarter-finals: Hassan Usmani bt Khizar 6-0, 6-1; Muzammil Bhand bt Ali Bachani 6-0, 6-3; Ruhab Faisal bt Shayan Afridi 2-6, 6-0, 6-2; Omer Jawad bt Ansarullah 6-0, 6-1.