KARACHI, Sept 14: Upcoming Hania Naved lived up to her ability when she whipped Neha Khan 6-2, 6-1 in convincing fashion to win the ladies singles title in the 22nd Sindh Sports Board (SSB) talent hunt ranking tennis championship which concluded at Bath Island Club on Friday.

Malik Hamza bagged juniors’ under-17 crown by getting the better of Hassan Siddiqui 6-1, 6-0 while Ibrahim Iltifat became the under-15 singles champion defeating Hasan Hameed 6-3, 6-4.

Results: Ladies singles: Final: Hania Naved bt Neha Khan 6-2, 6-1.

Juniors’ under-17 singles: Final: Malik Hamza bt Hassan Siddiqui 6-1, 6-0. Under-15 singles:

Final: Ibrahim Iltifat bt Hasan Hameed 6-3, 6-4.

Under-9 singles: Final: Rayan Jawad bt Saifullah 8-3.

Under-11 singles: Final: Mohammad Dada bt Amin Shafi 8-2.

Satellite League: Hasan Farooq bt Zubair Raja 6-1, 6-2.

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