ISLAMABAD: Rain disrupted the Eighteenth National Ladies Tennis Championship which started here at the Syed Dilawar Abbas Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

Only a few matches were held on the opening day of the five-day championship organised by Subh-e-Nau.

In ladies singles first round, Azeena Aleem struggled against Alia Khalid before eventually winning the match 6-3, 7-6(6). Sehar Aleem overwhelmed Mahnoor Sohail 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, Zahra Umar outclassed Shahida Farooq 6-0, 6-0 while Maryam Mirza defeated Sara Rehman 6-1, 6-3 in other first-round matches. In girls U-14 category, Aqsa Khalid, Farah Shah Khan and Amna Ali won their opening-round matches.

Mahrukh Farooqui and Aqsa Akram registered victories in the girls U-18 first round while Shiza Sajid and Azeena Aleem won their respective U-18 second-round matches.

Results:

Ladies singles (first round): Sehar Aleem bt Mahnoor Sohail 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Zahra Umar Khan bt Shahida Farooq 6-0, 6-0; Azeena Aleem bt Alia Khalid 6-3, 7-6(6); Maryam Mirza bt Sara Rehman 6-1, 6-3 Girls U-18 (first round): Mahrukh Farooqui bt Momina Hafeez 6-1, 6-1

Second round: Shiza Sajid bt Sehar Aleem 6-2, 7-6(5); Azeena Aleem bt Shireen Warraich 6-2, 6-3 U-14 (first round): Aqsa Akram bt Soha Ali 4-0, 4-2

Second round: Farah Shah Khan bt Zahra Khan 4-0, 5-3; Amna Ali Qayyum bt Alina Suleman 4-1, 4-0; Shiza Sajid bt Momina Hafeez 4-0, 4-0

Girls U-10 (first round): Afaf Suleman bt Mahrukh Sajid 4-2, 4-2

Second round: Zunaisha Noor bt Eesha Zia 4-1, 4-1; Fatima Zahra Gul bt Sofia Usman 4-0, 4-0.

Published in Dawn, September 26th, 2019