KARACHI: Mahatir Mohammad and Farhan Altaf advanced in the men’s singles event of the 23rd Westbury National Juniors and Seniors Tennis Championship at Karachi Club on Monday.
Mahatir defeated Suleman Rafiq 8-4 in the first round before beating Bilal Soomro 8-0 in the quarter-final, while Farhan overcame Wajid Khatak 8-2.
Ruhab Faisal also began his campaign with an 8-0 victory over Kazim Shabbir.
In the junior events, Umer Zaman, Zohha Imad, Reeha, Alina Rizwan and Shanaya Sheikh recorded victories on Monday, while the previous day’s programme saw Yahya Haleem, Mikael Asad, Syed Sufyan, Naayel Sohaib, Rayyan Jahangir and Hamza Sattar among those advancing.
Results:
Men’s singles: Mahatir Mohammad bt Suleman Rafiq 8-4; Ruhab Faisal bt Kazim Shabbir 8-0; Farhan Wahid bt Muneebur Rehman 8-2; Quarter-finals: Mahatir Mohammad bt Bilal Soomro 8-0; Farhan Altaf bt Wajid Khatak 8-2.
Boys U-18 singles: Yahya Haleem bt Zubair Ali 6-2, 6-0.
Boys U-14 singles: Mikael Asad bt Muhammad Izyaan Raheel 4-0, 4-1; Syed Sufyan bt Ayan Essa 4-1, 4-0; Naayel Sohaib bt Yasir 4-1, 5-4.
Boys U-12 singles: Ayan Essa Jee bt Aadam 4-1, 4-1; Naayel Sohaib bt Ebrahim Godil 4-1, 4-1; Mikael Asad bt Ali Zamin 4-5, 4-1, 4-2; Rahim Faisal bt Izyaan Raheel 4-0, 4-0; Quarter-final: Umer Zaman bt Ayan Essa Jee 4-0, 5-3.
U-10 singles, quarter-finals: Rayyan Jahangir bt Ibrahim Zaman 4-2, 3-5, 4-2; Hamza Sattar bt Sophie Allawala 4-0, 4-1.
Girls U-18 singles: Zohha Imad bt Alina Sheikh 6-1, 6-1.
Girls U-12 singles: Shanaya Sheikh bt Sophie Allawala 4-0, 4-0; Reeha bt Kavyashari Soda 5-4, 4-0; Alina Rizwan bt Anaya Farhan 4-2, 5-3.
Published in Dawn, October 6th, 2026
