LAHORE, April 8 Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Rawalpindi have qualified for the semi-final of the Punjab Inter-divisional Girls Volleyball Championship at the league round ended at the Lahore College, University for Women here on Wednesday.

Lahore outclassed Multan 2-0 with the score being 25-15, 25-11 as their Mehwish and Saba played an outstanding game.

Rawalpindi trounced Sargodha 2-0 after facing tough fight in each set as the score was 25-22, 25-22. For the winners, Ayesha did good efforts.

Gujranwala outplayed Faisalabad 25-15, 28-26, but both entered the pre-final.

In a match, which had no affect on the last four ranking, Dera Ghazi Khan stretched to three set to beat Sahiwal 25-16, 23-25, 15-12.

On Thursday, Lahore will face Faisalabad in the first semi-final while Gujranwala will take on Rawalpindi.

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