LAHORE, Oct 19: Pakistan tennis player Samir Iftikhar reached the semi-final of the USTA/ITA Regional Tennis Championships at the Darling Tennis Centre in Las

Vegas, according to information received here on Saturday.

In the quarter-final, Samir defeated Artemity Nikitin of University of Idaho 6-4, 4-7, 6-0 in a match lasting three hours to set a semi-final clash with top seed Andy Beatles.—Sports Reporter