ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 The eighth Subh-e-Nau National Hard Court tennis championship started at the Pakistan Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

On the opening day, Usman Rafique, Shahid Afridi, Ayaz Khan, Saeed-ul-Haq, Farhad Ali Raja, Sajid Ali, Mubarik Shah and Yaseen Abbasi reached the main round, beating their respective opponents in men's singles event.

In the U-18 category, Ayaz Khan, Sangeen Khan, Irtaza Sohail, Saad Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Muzammil, Umer Sheikh and Shahzeb Ali qualified for the main round.

Results

Men's singles (qualifying round)

Usman Rafique bt Haseeb Yaqoob 6-2; Shahid Afridi bt Nouman-ul-Haq 6-4; Saeed-ul-Haq bt Amanwal Anwar 6-2; Ayaz Khan bt Imtiaz Khalil 6-4; Farhad Ali Raja bt Talha Dar 6-2; Sajid Ali bt Fahad Masood 6-2; Mubarik Shah bt Hassan Tariq 6-0; Yaseen Abbasi bt Omer Saeed 6-3.

Boys' U-18 (qualifying round)

Ayaz Khan bt Ahsan Ali Khan 6-0; Sangeen Khan bt M. Salman 6-2; Irtaza Sohail bt Nofel Kaleem 6-2; Saad M. Hassan bt Rafaqat Ali 7-5; M. Muzammil bt Saeed Khan 6-2; Umer Sheikh bt Farhan Ali 6-3; Shahzeb Ali bt Zaeem Barlas 6-0.