ISLAMABAD: Some exciting contests were seen in the semi-finals of the Subh-e-Nau Earth Day National Ladies and Juniors Tennis Event here on Thursday.
In the boys’ U-18 semis, both top seed and second seed Mudassir and Muzammil were given tough resistance by their opponents.
In the first match, Zaid Mujahid played some fine strokes against Mudassir and took the match to full three sets. Mudassir, however, bounced back in their last set to clinch it 6-1 and win the match by 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
In the other semi-final, Nofil Kalim beat Muzammil and took the first set easily. Muzammil then made a comeback and won the next two sets in style with superb tennis.
The finals of ladies singles, under-18 and under-14 will be played on Friday from 3:00pm onwards at the PTF Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Mian Riaz Hussain, Sports and IPC minister, will be the chief guest on the occasion.
Results:
Boys U-18 (semi-finals):
M. Mudassir bt Zaid Mujhaid 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; M. Muzammil bt Nofil Kalim 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Ladies singles (quarter-finals):
Shahida Badshah bt Shahida Farooq 2-6, 6-2, 6-4; Mahin Aftab bt Khunsha 6-2, 6-2.
Ladies singles (semi-finals):
Alina Aftab bt Shahida Badshah 6-0, 6-2; Rida Khalid bt Maheen Aftab 6-2, 6-0.
Boys U-14 (quarter-finals):
Ilham Khan bt M. Saad 6-0, 6-2.—Agencies
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