ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: National tennis stars outplayed their opponents in the Subh-e-Nau National Bank Clay Court Tennis Championship here at the Islamabad courts on Tuesday.

Matches of men’s singles main round and boys junior U-17 were played on the second day of the seven-day tennis gala. In the first match of the day, top seed Aqeel Khan beat Irfanullah Khan with a margin of 6-0, 6-2. Nomi Qamar emerged victorious over Abbas Raza after an interesting contest by 6-3, 6-1. Tanveer Ashiq beat his own brother Munir Ashiq in a thriller with scores of 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. A total of 31 matches were decided on the second day of the tournament.

Ladies singles main round would start on Wednesday. Top seed Sara Mansoor will take on Umm-e-Habiba while Mahvish Chishtie will compete against Ushna Sohail.

Results of second day:

Men’s Singles

Aqeel Khan bt Irfanullah Khan-6-0, 6-2; M.Usman Ejaz bt Noman-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-1; Tanveer Ashiq bt Munir Ashiq- 6-2, 3-6,6-3; Nomi Qamar bt Abbas Raza- 6-3,6-1; Tamoor Mahmood bt Ali Abdullh-6-2,6-4; Saeed ul Haq bt Yaseen Abbasi 3-6,6-2,6-3; M.Shafik bt Ahmad Hammad 6-2, 6-0; Inam Gul bt Mubarik Afridi 6-1,4-6,6-1; Hamid-ul-Haq bt Gul Hamid 7-6(3), 6-3; Asim Shafique bt Yasir Khan 6-3,6-3; Jahanzeb Khan walkover Arif Usman.—Agencies

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