KARACHI, Feb 3: Three home players – Heera Ashiq, Gibranul Haq and Khurram Faizan – made their exit in boys’ singles quarter-finals in the second leg of ITF 14 and Under Asian Tennis championship at Islamabad Club on Saturday.

According to information available here, the girls’ singles also entered the last four stage with lone Pakistani survivor Mehak Khokhar losing tamely to her Vietnam opponent.

Results:

Boys singles (quarter-finals):

Naing Aung Kyaw (MYA) bt Heera Ashiq (PAK) 6-2, 7-6(8); Deenshaam Ariez (MAS) bt Gibran-Ul-Haq (PAK) 6-2,6-0; Mohamed Khan (MAS) bt Wai T Myo ( MYA) 6-0, 6-3; Khurram Faizan (PAK) bt Oran Sambath (CAM) 6-3, 6-1.

Playoff:

Kan Sophan (CAM) bt Martin Stephan (SRI) 6-1, 6-2; Mohmed Shakir (SRI) bt Azeem Kohari (PAK) 6-4, 6-4; Zohair Raza (PAK) bt Long Chomnith (CAM) 7-6 (1), 6-0; Merzuki M Asri (MAS) bt Hasibul Haque (BAN) 6-2, 6-3.

Consolation:

De Silva Nevinda (SRI) be Ojah Diwagar (NEP) 4-0, 4-0; Shah Gaurav (NEP) bt Wanghuk Tandin (BHU) 4-1, 4-1; Mikrani A Akram (NEP) bt Gyalpo Wanghuk (NEP) 4-1, 4-2.

Girls singles (quarter-finals):

Boey A. Chai (MAS) bt Gunawardana Ajini (SRI) 6-4, 6-0; Selvarajoo Theiviya (MAS) bt Wijesingha Sherene (SRI) 6-2, 7-6(8); Htwe Zin Mar (MYA) bt Karunaratne Yasodara (SRI) 6-2, 6-3; Huynh Phuong (VIT) bt Mehak Khokhar (PAK) 6-0, 6-0.

Playoff:

Ushna Suhail (PAK) bt Mahreen Izhar (PAK) 6-2, 6-4; Karki Shreeja (NEP) bt Aliya Hai (PAK) 6-1, 6-4; Palden Kencho (NEP) bt Zoya Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-0; Chay Samphorsboze (CAM) bt Thapa Shagun (NEP) 6-2, 6-3.

Boys’ doubles (quarter-finals):

Heera Ashiq (PAK) / Merzuki M Asri (MAS) bt Martin Stephen / Mohamed Shaakir (SRI) 6-3, 7-5; Khurram Faizan / Zohair Raza (PAK) bt Shah Gaurav (NEP) / Kan Sophoan(CAM) 6-2, 6-1; Shwe U. Shwe / Hasibul Haque (BAN) bt Long Chomnith / Orn Sambath (CAM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Deen Heshaam Ariez / Khan Mohamed (MAS) bt Naing Aung / Wai Tin Myo (MYA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Girls’ doubles (quarter-finals):

Boey A. Chai (MAS) / Huynh Phuong (VIT) bt Karki Shreeja / Thapa Shagun (NEP) 6-0, 6-2; Mehak Khokhar / Ushna Suhail (PAK) bt Selvarajoo Theiviya (MAS) / Gunawardana Ajini (SRI) 7-6(3), 6-3; Htwe Zin Mar (MYA) / Chay Samphorsboze (CAM) bt Khushbu M. Mahbub / Anika S.Anjum (BAN) 6-2, 6-0; Karunaratne Yasodara / Wijesingha Sherene (SRI) bt Palden Kencho (NEP) / Aliya Hai (PAK) 6-1, 6-1.

Sunday’s fixtures: Matches start at 9am.

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