October 18, 2001	Thursday	Rajab 30, 1422

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ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Former Davis Cup star Hameedul Haq swept aside No. 7 seed Muhammad Nadeem in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 to set up a date with top seed Asim Shafik in the quarterfinal of the 18th Federal Cup championships Wednesday.

Hameed, the No 10 seed, needed just 30 minutes to complete the rout of his rival at the Islamabad Club on a day when Rashid Malik, another top player of yesteryear, also had it easy. He blanked Muhammad Saeed 6-0, 6-0 to make the quarters where he will now take on 9th seed Mahmood Khan who eliminated fifth seed Muhammad Shafik 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

Asim Shafik barely faced any problems in his match against Shahzad Khan and walked off a 6-0, 6-1 victor.

Unseeded Younis Khan knocked out 8th seed Shahid Khan 6-2, 0- 6, 6-4 and will now be up against Nomi Qamar, a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Inam Gul.

The fourth quarterfinal will see Saeedul Haq facing off Kamran Khalil after Saeed ousted Shahzad 6-3, 6-1 and Kamran beat Pervaiz Khan 6-1, 7-5.

Following are the results:

Men’s singles (pre-quarter finals): Asim Shafik bt Shahzad Khan 6-1, 6-0; Hameedul Haq bt M. Nadeem 6-0, 6-0; Nomi Qamar bt Inam Gul 6-1, 6-3; Younis Khan bt Shahid Khan 6-2, 0-6, 6-4; Saeedul Haq bt Shahzad 6-3, 6-1; Kamran Khalil b t Pervaiz Khan 6-1, 7-5; Mahmood Khan bt M. Shafik 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Rashid Malik 6-0, 6-0.

Junior under-18 singles: (pre-quarter finals) Shahzad Khan bt Sohail Khan 6-0, 6-1; Wasif Cheema bt Salman Bashir 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2; Ashiq Munir bt Ashfaq 6-1, 6-2; Gulzeb Niazi bt Kumail Rizvi 7-5, 6-1; Shahzad bt Ashiq Rasool 3-6, 6-2, 6-0; Babar Ali bt M. Nadeem 6-2, 6-2; Mahir Nisar bt Majid Riaz 6-0, 6-3; Inam Gul bt Mustaf 6-3, 6-3.

Women’s singles (pre-quarter finals): Mariam Rahim bt Sara Rahman 6-1, 6-0; Suhair Khan bt Sara Khan 6- 3, 6-2; Nadia Rahim bt Nitasha Afridi 6-2, 6-2; Maira Rahim bt Saman Shahid 6-4, 6-4; Nosheen Ehtisham bt Ayesha Mansoor 6-0, 6- 0; Zara Omer bt Sara Mansoor 6-0, 6-0; Mahvish Chishtie bt Aifa Asghar 6-0, 6-0; Huma Ajam v Malika Zafar 6-1, 2-2 (unfinished). Boys under-14 singles (pre-quarter-finals, pro set) Shehryar Niazi bt Yousaf Ajam 6-2; Mustafa Syed b t Abid Ali 6-4; Noumanul Haq bt Waqar Hassan 6-4; M. Ali Khalid bt Omer Sheikh 6- 2; Imran Khan bt Nishat Khan 6-4; S. Kumail Rizvi bt Ahsan 6-2.

Boys under-12 singles, pro set: Abid Ali bt Arslan Asghar 6-2; Musa Hassan w/o Omer Ahmed; Shan Sardar bt Zahir Jaffer 6-2; Zahid Ajam bt Fizanul Haq 6-0; Zain Abbas b t Salman Shahid 6-0; Saad Hassan w/o Mustafa Zafar; Sajid Khan bt Zarar 6-2; Shayan Ahmed bt Arslan Malik 6-2; Tabish Habib bt Munaj Ahmed 6-2; Ahsan Ausaf bt Aoun Ikram 6-0; Jabranul Jaq bt Omer Sheikh 6-2; Musa Mufti bt Behram 6-2; Changez Afridi w/o Taimur; Tabish Raza bt Sadanul Haq 6-1; Yousaf Ajam bt Adan Ikram 6-0; Waqar Hassan bt Sohail 7-6.

Men’s doubles (pre-quarter finals): Younis Khan-Kamran Khan bt M. Saeed-Nadeem Khalil 6-0, 6-0; Lt. Col Akhtar Nawaz-Maj Shahid w/o Maj Javed & partner; Waqar Durrani-Nauman Durrani w/o Maj Adnan-Maj Ijaz; Group Capt Razi- Dr. Ehtisham w/o Capt Hasnat-Maj Jalil; Waqar Nisar-Waheed Anwar vs Maj Salman-Col Asif Dar 4-6, 7-5 (unfinished).

Men’s doubles (second round): Asim Shafik-Rashid Malik bt Maj Pervaiz-Samin Jan Babar 6-1, 6-1; Saeedul Haq-Aurangzeb bt Muteen-S. Kaleem Imam 6-3, 6-3; M. Shafik-Ikramul Haq bt Younis Khan-Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-1; Hameedul Haq-Mushaf Zia bt Waqar Durrani-Nauman Durrani 6-2, 6-2; Mahmood Khan-Kamran Khalil bt Amir Malik-Col Shahid 6-4, 7-5; Nomi Qamar- Shahid Khan w/o Col Akhtar Nawaz-Maj Javed; Pervaiz Khan-Ali Akbar vs Group Capt Razi-Dr. Ehtisham 6-4, 5-7, 2-4 (unfinished).