Numl lifts women tennis trophy

Published February 1, 2010

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 The National University of Modern Languages (Numl) won the 'All Pakistan Inter-university Women Tennis Championship' here on Sunday.

The four-day championship was played at the PTF Tennis Complex.In the final of the champion, Sara Mansoor lifted the top slot defeating Sarah Ahmed of the University of Karachi by 2-1.

In the first match, Sarah Mansoor lifted an easy decider 6-0, 6-0 while Eman Malik of the University of Karachi defeated Uzma Baig of Numl and levelled the score at one match all. The match was decided in the doubles event.

The pair of Sara Mansoor and Uzma Baig of Numl hammered Sara Ahmed and Eman Malik of KU in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.

The match for the third position was played between Punjab University and Lahore College for Women University which was won by the former by 2-1.

In the first match Sana Khan of PU beat Mamoona Khalik of LCWU by 6-1,6-1 while Bisma Adrees of LCWU beat Fara Batool of PU by 6-2, 6-4. The match was also decided in the doubles which was won by Sana Khan/Fara Batool of PU by 6-1 and 6-1.

The championship was organised by Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad. As many as 42 players from nine universities participated in the championship.

Chief guest Dr Qamarul Islam, the dean Institute of Space Technology, distributed the shields and cash prizes amongst the players at the concluding ceremony.—Sports Reporter

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