ISLAMABAD: Experienced pro Aqeel Khan beat Mudassir Murtaza in the quarter-final of the Pakistan Independence Day National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the PTF Complex on Tuesday.

Aqeel won the men’s singles match 7-5, 6-3 to make the last-four stage.

In other matches of the same category, Yousuf Khalil, Bark­atullah and Muzammil Murtaza won to qualify for the semi-finals.

Women’s singles: Ushna Suhail bt Romaisa Malik 6-2, 6-1; Noor Malik bt Shandana Rabi 6-0, 6-0; Soha Ali bt Zunaisha Noor 6-1 — retired; Sheeza Sajid bt Shimza Naz 7-6(4), 7-5

Meanwhile, Ushna Suhail, Noor Malik, Soha Ali and Sheeza Sajid clinched their respective women’s singles quarter-finals.

Results (quarter-finals):Men’s singles: Aqeel Khan bt Mudassir Murtaza 7-5, 6-3; Yousuf Khalil bt Hamza Asim 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Barkatullah bt Hamza Roman 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; Muzammil Murtaza bt Ahmad Nael 6-1, 6-3

Boys 18 & under singles: Hassan Usmani bt Mohammad Salar -- walkover; Haziq Aasim bt Mohammad Yahya 7-5, 6-2; Abdul Basit bt Hamza Hussain 6-4, 6-3; Hamza Roman bt Razik Sultan 6-2, 6-1

Girls 18 & under singles: Bisamal Zia bt Lalarukh Sajid 7-5, 6-3; Zunaisha Noor bt Sania Zahra 6-2, 6-0

Boys 14 & under singles: Mohammad

Aayan bt Ahmed Afzal 4-1, 4-0; Umar Ali bt M.Faizan 4-1, 4-1; M.Muaz bt Behroze Maimoon 4-1, 4-1; Razik Sultan bt Mahad Mehmood 4-1, 4-0

Girls 14 & under singles: Aimen Rehan bt Khadija Khalil 4-1, 4-1; Eman Shahbaz bt Zainah Abdullah 4-2, 4-0; Bismal Zia bt Anaya Khan 4-0, 4-0; Shahnoor Umer bt Shahreen Umer 4-1, 4-2

Boys 12 & under: Mohammad Faizan bt Ali Asghar 4-0, 4-0; Mohammad Muaz bt Ashtar Alam Khan 4-0, 4-2; Daniyal Abdullah bt Behroze Maimoon 1-4, 4-5(5), 4-1; Mohammad Ayan bt Salar Khan 4-0, 4-1.

Girls 18 singles: Rumaisa Malik bt Labika Durab 6-1,6-1: Soha Ali bt Mahrukh Sajid — walkover.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2025