KARACHI, June 20: Nineteen-year-old left-hander Adnan Khan had to display his best in overcoming 14-year-old Nasir Mushtaq, when the men’s singles KC Tennis championship 2005 got under way at the Karachi Club on Monday. The former under-15 and under-17 champion had a real fight on his hands as Nasir playing his third match of the day matched his superior opponent with fine backhand and forehand drives down the flank.

The match was not so easy as the score sheet suggests. Several times Nasir held his opponent at deuce but Adnan’s more experience finally paid off.

Earlier appearing in the boys under-15 event, Nasir disposed off Ali Mahmood Khan 6-1, 6-3 and going on court almost immediately once again in the boys under-17 singles, beat Ali Darbari from Hyderabad 6-1, 6-1.

Over 275 entries from all over the country including the 12 received from Hyderabad was indeed a record for this tournament and the prize money of Rs.344000 is the richest tennis tourney to date in the country.

Top seed and defending champion Aqeel Khan breezed past Mahir Nisar 6-1, 6-1, after the latter tried his best to turn the tide but all in vain.

Younger brother Jalil also went through by a 6-1, 6-1 margin against Abdul Majeed.

Mutyib Pasha had to break into a sweat before overcoming Ali Asghar Bandeali 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, while the tall veteran Gul Hameed, a former Pakistan No.8, moved into the next round with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Saad bin Arif.

Eight seed Mehmood Khan from Peshawar beat Matin Arif 6-2, 6-2 ad Tahir Iftikhar a former Pakistan seed made short work of M. Babar 6-1, 6-2. In another encounter Hari Das battled hard to get the batter of Zaid Noorsumar 6-4, 6-4.

Mustafa Nanji after qualifying for the main round in the under-17 event, after disposing off Vishal Chohan 6-1, 6-1, made his way into the second round in the main event, winning his match against Salman Ahmed 6-0, retired.

Anil Das beat Omer Jahangir 6-3, 6-2 and Danish Ahmed came through a 6-2 6-4 winner against Rizwan Hussain.

Results

Men’s singles

Hari Das bt Zaid Noorsumar 6-4, 6-4. Mutib Pasha bt Alki Asghar Bandeali 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Adnan Khan bt Nasir Mushtaq 6-3, 6-3. Gul Hamid bt Saad bin Arif 6-0, 6-3. Jalil Khan bt Abdul Majeed 6-1, 6-1. Aqeel Khan bt Mahir Nisar 6-1, 6-1. Mehmood Khan bt Matin Arif 6-2, 6-2. Tahir Iftikhar bt M. Babar 6-1, 6-2.

Boys under-17 singles qualifying round.

Mustafa Nanji bt Vishal Chohan 6-1, 6-1. Saad Amir bt Syed Asad Badruddin 6-0, 6-1. Hasan Ahmed bt Arshad Shahid Maniya 6-3, 6-3.Aamir Ali Khan bt Mohammad Ahsan Ali 2-6, 6-0, 6-2.

Boys under-17 singles main draw.

Anil Das bt Omer Jahangir 6-3, 6-2. Nasir Mushtaq bt Ali Darbari 6-1, 6-1. Mustafa Nanji bt Salman Ahmed 6-0, retired. Daish Ahmed bt Rizwan Hussain 6-2, 6-4. Jahangir Rasheed w/o Mubashir Afridi. Ali Asghar w/o Asif Baloch.

Boys under-15 singles qualifying round.

Vicky Kumar bt Raza Rasool 6-2, 6-3.

Boys under-15 singles

Mustafa Jamali bt Umer Shahid 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Zuhair Raza bt Anas Yousuf Zai 6-2, 7-5. Aamir Durvesh bt Asif Bachani 6-1, 6-1. Jahangir Rashid bt Vicky Kumar 6-1, 6-1. Quran (Hyderabad) bt Ahsan Alvi 6-1, 7-5, Nasir Mushtaq bt Ali Mahmood Khan 6-1, 6-3. Adil Kohari bt Farhan Altaf 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Following matches are scheduled to be played on Tuesday. At 09.00 a.m. Boys under-13 singles At 09.00 a.m. Boys under-15 doubles. At 10.00 a.m. All the left over singles matches from Monday. At 11.00 a.m. Boys under-17 doubles. At 02.00 p.m. Men’s doubles At 04.00 p.m. Ladies Singles.