Abid in men’s singles semis; Sara, Eraj advance

Published July 21, 2018
ERAJ Batool ... in fine form
ERAJ Batool ... in fine form

KARACHI: Abid Mustaq from Lahore outplayed Shoaib Hayat 6-1,6-2 in the quarter-finals while Yasir Khan cruised past Farhan Altaf and Mudassir Mirza humbled Nouman Aftab in the mens pre-quarters at the 2nd EAM &SEM Memorial National Tennis Championship being played at the Karachi Gymkhana on Friday.

In the under-18 quarter-final, Mohammad Shoaib breezed past Moosa Chodhri 6-0, 6-1.

In the ladies singles quarter-finals on Friday, Sara Mansoor got the better of Eshmaal Khan while Eraj Batool down Varisha Khan to reach the semis.

Results:

Mens Singles (quarter-finals): Abid Mushtaq (Lahore ) bt Shoaib Hayat 6-1,6-2Mens Singles (pre-quarter) Yasir Khan bt Farhan Altaf 6-2,6-2; Waqas Malik (Lahore) bt Abdal Haider (Isb) 6-0, 4-0 (rtd); Mudasir Mirza bt Nouman Aftab 6-2,6-1; Shoaib bt Asadullah 5-7,6-4,6-3; M Abid bt Shakirulah (KPK) 6-0,6-0U-18 (quarter-final) M Shoaib bt Moosa Chodhri 6-0,6-1

U-16 Singles (quarter-finals): Hamid Israr (KPK) bt Rayyan Ahmed 6-4,3-6,7-5; Hashish Kumar bt Abdullah 6-1,6-3; M Dada bt Zain 6-0, 2-0 (rtd)

U-14 Singles (quarter-finals): Ibrahim bt Yahya 6-4,7-6; Mahatir Muhammad bt Kamran 6-1,7-5; Hashish Kumar bt Asher 6-2,6-4

U-12 (quarter-final): Zain Ehtasham bt Aisam 8-0; Hamza Romal (KPK) bt Abdullah Aftab 8-0; Yousuf Haleem bt Ahmed Nael 8-3

Ladies Singles (quarter-finals): Sara Mansoor bt Eshmaal Khan 6-0,6-0; Zogha Asim W/O Rukhsar Mirza; Eraj Batool Zaidi bt Varisha Khan 6-1,6-2.

Published in Dawn, July 21st, 2018

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