KARACHI: Syed Oanuddin of Pak Customs showed his class as he was off a fine start in the under-17 singles, beating Raheel Shabbir in straight sets . Danish Waheed and Mazhar Hayat also outplayed their respective rivals in the same category on the opening day of the 52nd Sindh Sports Board Development Series Ranking Tennis Championship being played at the Union Club on Saturday.

In the under-13 singles first round, Zain Ehtisham and Ayan Yousuf, both extremely talented players, outclassed their rivals with fine displays at the court.

Results

U-17 Singles (1st Round): Syed Oanuddin (Pak Custom) bt Raheel Shabbir 6-1,60; M Ali bt Hasbaub Khurram 6-1, 6-2; Danish Waheed bt Abde-e-Ali Muhammad 6-1,6-0; Mazhar Hayat bt Ibrahim Tahir 6-2 6-1.

U-13 Singles (1st Round) Zain Ehtasham bt Sarim Imran 6-2 6-1; Ayan Yousuf bt Mehdi Ali 6-0, 6-0; Sarim Imran bt Sarim Jawwad 6-0,6-0; Zainab Ali bt Xania Malik 6-2,6-3.

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2018

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