LAHORE: Ahmed Kamil in a nerve-wracking three-set battle defeated Imran Bhatti in the men’s singles final of the Sports Board Punjab Open Tennis Championship here at the PLTA, Bagh-i-Jinnah on Saturday.

The 18-year-old Ahmed exhibited better stamina and skills to complete a hard-earned 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 victory in the final that lasted 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, Haniya Minhas, earned double crown. First, she crushed Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-0 in a completely one-sided women’s singles final. Then she annexed the girls U-18 title comfortably prevailing over Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-1 in the decider.

Hasheesh Kumar lifted the boys U-18 title outclassing Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2.

Results (finals):

Men’s singles: Ahmed Kamil bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

Women’s singles: Haniya Minhas bt Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-0

Boys U-14: Asad Zaman beat Shehryar Anees 6-4,6-4.

Seniors 35-plus doubles: Talha Waheed/Aashir Ali Khan bt Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroz 6-0, 4-6, 7-6

Girls U-18: Haniya Minhas bt Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-1

Boys U-18 singles: Hasheesh Kumar bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2

Boys U-18 doubles: Mahatir Mohammad/Ahtesham Arif bt Asad Zaman/ Hasheesh Kumar 8-5

U-12: Ameer Mazari bt Omer Jawad 8-5

U-10: Abdur Rehman bt Fajar Fayyaz 8-0.

Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2021