ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan beat young Semi Zeb Khan 6-2, 6-2 to progress to the next round of the CAS Khyber Cup National Ranking Cup here at PTF Complex on Sunday.

The veteran looked in fine touch as Sami struggled to worry him throughout the match.

Results:

Men’s singles: Yousaf Khalil (PAF) bt Mahatir Muhammad 5-6, 6-1, 6-3; Muzammil Murtaza bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-3,7-6 (3); Heera Ashiq bt Imran Bhatti 6-1, 6-1; Mudassir Murtaza bt Ahmed Asjad Qureshi 6-4,7-6 (4); Mohammad Abid bt M. Talha Khan 6-0, 6-0; Barkatullah bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-3, 6-3; Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) bt Ahmed Kamil 6-4, 6-3.

Boys’ U-18 singles: Sami Zeb Khan bt Bilal Taibzada 6-0, 6-0; M. Talha Khan bt Mohammad Ali Zain 6-0, 6-0; Hasheesh Kumar bt Hamza Roman 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; Abdullah Khan bt Hassan Ali 6-2, 6-3; Uzair Khan bt Ibrahim Saqib 6-3, 6-4; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Rayyan Khan 6-2, 6-0; Abdul Basit bt Zaeem Ghafoor 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Mahatir Mohammad bt Kamran Khan 6-0,6-1.

Boys’ & girls’ U-12 singles: Zunaisha Noor bt Ihsanullah Kabir 1-4, 4-2, 4-2.

Published in Dawn, May 23rd, 2022

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