KARACHI: The 23rd Westbury National Tennis Championship commenced here at Karachi Club on Saturday.

The championship, carrying cash prizes worth Rs150,000, received more than 150 entries in various categories. Qualifying matches of different categories were held on the opening day.

Results (qualifying round):

Juniors U-18 singles: Rayyan Zubair bt Malik Sohail 8-1; Mohammad Umer bt Mohammad Hamza Essa Jee 8-0

Boys U-14: Mohammad Yasir bt Mohammad Aadam Shafi 4-0, 4-0; Mohammad Ayan Essa Jee bt Suleman Jan 4-1, 5-4; Mikael Asad bt Mohammad Musab Yameen 4-0, 4-0

Under 12: Aadam Shafi bt Musa Ghanchi 5-3, 4-1

Men’s singles: Saif Ali bt Fawaz Baig 8-2; Mustafa Abbasi bt Ahmer Ahsan 8-1

U-10 singles (qualifying): Ibrahim Godil bt Mahad Naveed 4-0, 4-1

U-10 singles (first round): Rayyan Jahangir bt Sara Sultan 4-1, 4-1; Ibrahim Zaman bt Mussa Ghanchi 4-1, 4-1.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2026