KARACHI: Adil Khan and Hasheesh Kumer scored contrasting wins in the boys singles semifinals of the DHA Asian Tennis Federation Super Series Tennis Championship 2017 here on Wednesday.

Adil cruised past Abdullah Khan 6-2, 6-1 while Hasheesh Kumer was fully stretched in his contest against Rayyan Jawad before the former emerged victorious.

In the girls singles final, Maha Said beat Varisha Khan with consummate ease to win the title.

Results:

Boys Singles (semifinals): Adil Khan bt Abdullah khan 6-2,6-1; Hasheesh Kumer bt Rayyan Jawad 3-6,7-5.6-2

Boys singles (consolation matches): Hamid Israr Gul bt Ammeer Ismail Mapara 6-2,6-3; Ibrahim Khan bt Farooq Atiq Ali 6-1,6-1; Yayha Ehtisham bt Talha Khan 6-3,7-5.

Girls Singles (final): Maha Said bt Varisha Khan 6-0, 6-2

Sindh Ranking Tennis:

U-13 Singles (2nd Round) Yahya Ehtisham bt Ibrahim Khan 3-0, rtd

U-11 singles (2nd Round): Zain M Ali bt Abdulllah Aftab 8-3.

Published in Dawn, July 20th, 2017

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