KARACHI: Talented Hasheesh Kumer shocked favourite Adil Khan to clinch the Under-14 title in the DHA Asian Tennis Federation Super Series Tennis Champ­oinship which concluded at the DA Creek Club on Friday.

Displaying superb tennis in front of a sizeable crowd, both Hasheesh and Adil competed hard in the final. Though the first set was won by Adil 6-3, Hasheesh made a fine comeback to win the other two sets 7-5, 6-2 to win the title in style.

It may be mentioned here that Hasheesh is a ball-boy at the Sind Club tennis courts and is being trained by coach Kamran Ahmed which has helped the youngster to improve his game tremendously.

In the third position match, Rayyan Jawad beat Abdullah Khan 3-6, 7-5,10-5.

In the Sindh Ranking event which was held on the sidelines, Mohammad Dada bt Mujahidullah Khattak 6-3,6-2 to win the U-17 title while Erij Batool Zaidi bt Varisha Khan 6-4,6-3 to win the ladies singles title.

The U-11 singles final was won by Zain Ahmed who beat M Ali 8-1.

U-11 single final Zain bt Zain M Ali 8-1 Muhammad Hanif head of Mazaidar Haleem, Samir Mir Shaikh of Justice for Peace,U-11 single final Zain bt Zain M Ali 8-1 , Khalid Rahmani, Gulzar Feroze, media coordinator Sarwar Hussain and others were present also on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2017

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