ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Nasir Mushtaq, Syed Zohair Raza, Mohammad Malik Waqas, Heera Ashiq and Samir Iftikhar from Pakistan advanced into the second round of the main draw by winning their respective matches in the ITF Pakistan International Junior Championship at the PTF complex on Monday.
Nasir won a nail biting fixture against Christain Oliver Lee (Malaysia) in a three set match winning 6-7(0),6-1,7-6(5).
Rohit Bisht (India) walloped seventh seeded compatriot Prithiv Sivasubramaniam in straight sets 6-3 6-3.
In the girls’ singles event,Mehak Khokhar (Pakistan) hammered Balljinder Kaur (India) in a well contested three set match winning 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4.
Pakistan’s top ranked female tennis player Sarah Mahboob Khan struggled hard to beat Al-Harazy Dina (Egypt) in a two fighting set 6-4 7-6(5). Natasha Afridi (Pakistan) proved too good for Harnoor Mann (India) and won both the sets losing only one game 6-0 6-1.
Results:
Boys’ singles first round matches:
Nasir Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) bt Christian Oliver Lee (Malaysia) 6-7(0),6-1,7-6(5); Syed Zohair Raza (Pakistan) bt Muhammad Abid Mushtaq (Pakistan) 6-1,6-0; Bai Dong Du (China) bt Faizan Khurram (Pakistan) 7-5,6-0; Rohit Bisht (India) bt Prithiv Sivasubramaniam (India) 6-3,6-3; Michael Siyaguna (Australia) bt Rittichai Spmroop (Thailand) 7-5,4-6,6-2; Revel Yehezkia (India) bt Gurmohit Singh Janjua (India) 7-6(1),7-5; Ariez Elyas Deen (Malaysia) bt Kunal Anand (India) 6-4,6-2; Vaidik Munshaw (India) bt Yousaf Ajam (Pakistan) 6-1,6-2; Saurabh Singh (India) bt Ankesh Bhargava (India) 6-3,7-6(5); Punn Bodhidatta (Thailand) bt Jason Michael Lee (Malaysia) 6-1,6-1; Shikhar Kapur (India) bt Kai Jie Lin (China) 7-6(1),6-1; Shantanu Rajput (India) bt Muhammad Umer Babar (Pakistan) 6-0,7-5; Mohammad Malik Waqas (Pakistan) bt Armaan Choudhary (India) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3; Heera Ashiq (Pakistan) bt Khurram Nazir (Pakistan) 6-1,6-4; Samir Iftikhar (Pakistan) bt Maninder Singh (India) 6-1,6-1; S.V. Abhishek (India) bt Sadan- ul- Haq (Pakistan) 6-1,6-0.
Girls’ singles’ first round matches
Riddhi Hegde (India) bt Tan Chlo Wee (Malaysia) 6-3, 6-1; Manya Nagpal (India) bt Qurat-ul-Ain (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-2; Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand) bt Anushka Bhargava (India) 6-2, 6-3; Karol Augustine Benito (Spain) bt Peeraya Charoensirisl (Thailand) 6-3 6-0; Mehak Khokhar (Pakistan) bt Baljinder Kaur (India) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4; Maya Mameeuguliyey (TKM) bt Dinesh Yamni Reddy (India) 6-2 7-5; Vaniya Dangwal (India) bt Ushna Suhail (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Natasha Afridi (Pakistan) bt Harnoor Kaur Mann (India) 6-0, 6-1; Manjunath Shalakaud (India) bt Aartidurg Dethan (India) 6-2 6-1; Mehreen Izhar (Pakistan) bt Uzma Zakaria (Pakistan) 6-1 6-1; Shweta Rana (India) bt Priyanka Rawat (India) 6-3, 6-0; Sarah Mehboob Khan (Pakistan) bt EL_ Harazy Dina (Egypt) 6-4, 7-6(5); Shilpa Naruka(India) bt Alysha Razvi (India) 6-0,6-0; Benuadee Wangtrakuldi (Thailand) bt Saadgi Rajani (India) 6-2, 6-1.