ISLAMABAD: Kainat Ali overcame Mariam Mirza in the only three-setter as four singles matches were played on the opening day of the Subh-e-Nau Ladies National Ranking Tennis Championship here at the PTF Complex on Monday.

Kainat was made to work by Mariam for a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory to join Meheq Khokhar, Noor Mushtaq and Sheeza Sajid, who all recorded straightforward wins, in the second round.

Results:

Ladies singles (first round): Meheq Khokhar bt Amna Ali Qayum 7-5, 6-1; Kainat Ali bt Mariam Mirza 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Noor Mushtaq bt Maryam Ubaid 6-0, 6-1; Sheeza Sajid bt Amara Khan 6-0, 6-2.

Ladies doubles (first round): Noor Malik/Amna Ali Qayum bt Maryam Ubaid/Noor Mushtaq 6-0, 6-0.

Published in Dawn, February 2nd, 2022