Top seeded Aqeel, Sara moved to second round of Subh-e-Nau tennis tournament

Veteran player easily defeated his opponent Ikramullah in straight sets. Winning score of Aqeel Khan was 6-1, 6-0. On the other hand, Malik Abdul Rehman, Jibranul Haq, Usman Rafiq, Shahzad Khan, Abdal Haider, Aman Atique, Ahmed Ch, Muzammil Murtaza, Mian Bilal, Barkatullah, Heera Ashiq, Mudassir Murtaza, Waqas Malik, Asadullah Khan and M. Abid also moved to the 2nd round of the tournament.

The Scoreline on day 1 of Men event

1. Malik Abdul Rehmna bt Ejaz Khan 6-2, 6-4
2. Jibran-ul-Haq bt Kamran Nisar 6-1, 6-0
3. Usman Rafique bt Hafiz Arbab Ali 6-0, 6-2
4. Shahzad Khan bt Yousuf Khan 6-2, 6-1
5. Abdal Haider bt Hamidul Haq 6-3, 6-2
6. Aman Atique bt Tahirullah Khan 6-2, 6-1
7. Ahmed Ch bt Ilham Khan 6-1, 6-0
8. Muzammil Murtaza bt Abbas Khan 6-0, 6-4
9. Mian Bilal bt Huzaifa Abdul Rehman 7-6(4), 6-3
10. Barkatullah bt Haris Irfanulhaq 7-5, 6-1
11. Heera Ashiq bt Muhammad Shoaib 6-3, 6-2
12. Mudassir Murtaza bt Mubarik Shah 6-1, 6-1
13. Waqas Malik bt Zariyab Pirzada 6-1, 6-3
14. Asadullah Khan Ahmed Babar 7-6(4), 6-1
15. M. Abid bt Saqib Umar 6-1, 6-0.
    

Close contest was observed in the first round of Boys under-18 matches. Abdullah Hassan fought hard for his victory against Adnan Khan. Abdul Samad Areejo and Ilham Khan also played well to win their matches.  

Boys U-18 (1st round):

1. Yousuf Khan bt Uzair Khan 6-3, 6-3
2. Abdullah Hasan bt Adnan Khan 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-3
3. Abdul Samad Areejo bt Hassan bin Mufassir 7-5, 7-6(5)
4. Ahmed Asjad bt Kashan Umar 6-0, 6-0
5. M. Shoaib bt Abdullah Shafaqat 6-0, 6-0
6. Subhan bin Salik bt Muhammad bin Mufassir 6-0, 6-0
7. Ilham Khan bt Nalain Abbas 7-6(2), 6-1
8. Aqib Umer bt Musa Ch 6-1, 6-4
9. Hamza bin Rehan bt Ahmed Nael 6-1, 6-0
10. Abdul Rehman bt Bakht Sajid Jamal 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
11. Huzaifa Abdul Rehman bt Abdul Hannan 6-1, 6-0
12. Hafiz Arbab bt Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-0
13. Zalan Khan bt Muhammad Abdullah 6-3, 6-1
14. Zeeshan Khan bt Shael Tahir 6-3, 6-4
15. Saqib Umar bt Shayan Sheikh 6-1, 6-1
16. Sami Zeb bt Nadir Bacahani 7-5, 6-3
    

Top seeded ladies, Sara Mansoor, Sara Mehboob and Ushna Suhail also advanced to the 2nd round of ladies singles after defeating their opponents.  
Only 3 matches were possible in Boys U-14 while Boys U-10 matches will start from today, Tuesday 24th October.

Ladies Singles (1st round):

1. Sara Mansoor bt Nayab Kaleem 6-0, 6-0
2. Shimza Tahir bt Nimrah Jahangir 6-0, 6-0
3. Sara Mahboob bt Komal Ali 6-0, 6-0
4. Alina Aftab Qureshi bt Iraj Azam 6-0, 6-0
5. Esha Jawad bt Kinza Phool 6-0, 6-1
6. Khunsha Babar bt Sheeza Sajid 6-0, 6-0
7. Ushna Suhail bt Alina Sheikh 6-0, 6-0
   

Boys U-14 (1st round):

1. Muhammad Zaryab Khan bt Hamidullah Yaqub 4-0, 3-5, 4-0
2. M. Huzaifa Khan bt Umer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
3. M. Talha Khan bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 4-2, 4-2
   

Second Round Matches will be played today at Syed Dilawar Abbas Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex, Islamabad.