KARACHI: Eschelle Asif captured the women’s title at the 21st Westbury National Tennis Championship on Tuesday, crushing Tahreem Yousuf 8-0 in a dominant final performance here at the Karachi Club on Wednesday.
Romaisa Malik claimed the girls U-14 crown as she overwhelmed Shahnoor Umer 4-0, 4-1.
Romaisa and Eschelle also positioned themselves for another title. The team of Romaisa and Eschelle reached the U-18 doubles final where they will be up against Tahreem Yousuf and Sakina.
The championship day also saw Kashan Tariq advance to the men’s final with an 8-2 victory over Ismail Aftab while Junaid Khan rout Ansarullah 4-1, 4-0 to reach the boys U-14 final.
Meanwhile, Mahateer Muhammad and Raahim Veqar won the men’s doubles final 8-3 against the duo of Kashan Tariq and Zohaib.
The pair of Ahtesham Humiyun and Zohaib annexed the Juniors Under-18 doubles title with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Muhammad Yahya and Hassan Usmani.
Earlier, the team of Ayan Essa Jee and Abdullah Ali clinched the U-10 doubles title 4-2, 4-0 after beating Ibrahim Zaman and Hamza Ali.
Results:
Boys U-12 doubles (semi-finals): Arsh Imran/Azan Imran bt Tariq Rafi/Umer Zaman 4-2, 4-2.
Boys U-14 doubles (semi-finals): Rashid Bachani/Ibrahim bt Meer/Zayd 4-1, 4-1; Zohaib/Ansarullah bt Ahmed Kath/Ahyan Salman 4-0, 4-0.
Girls U-12 (quarter-finals): Dua Yousuf bt Eesha Fazli 4-0, 4-0.
Boys U-10 (semi-finals): Ashter Alam bt M. Ayan Essa Jee 4-0, 4-0.
Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2025
