LAHORE (June 18, 2023): Sports Board Punjab Junior Lawn Tennis Championship 2023 concluded with an impressive closing ceremony at state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Academy Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Saturday evening.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony. He distributed shields and medals among the top performers of the event. Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Secretary Rashid Malik, and a large number of male and female players were also present on this occasion.
Asad Zaman and Bismel Zia emerged winners in U-18 Boys and Girls finals respectively.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail lauded the prizes winners of the prestigious tournament.
Addressing the closing ceremony, Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail said that Sports Board Punjab has been taking all necessary measures to promote sports among the youth. “This junior tennis tournament is proof of such measures. Besides this, SBP is also organizing Summer Sports Camps of 14 different games, where a large number of young athletes are taking part passionately”.
Speaking on the occasion, PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik thanked the Sports Board Punjab for holding this prestigious tournament for junior tennis players.
He expressed his hope that Pakistan junior tennis players will represent the country in international tennis events in the near future.
Results
In the boy’s U-18 final, Asad Zaman beat Ahmad Raza 8-2
In the girl’s U-18 final, Bismel Zia beat Hajra Suhail by 7-6
In the boy’s U-16 final, Asad Zaman beat Shaheer Khan 8-1
In the boy’s U-14 final, Abdur Rehman beat Aalay Hussain 8-3
In boys/girls U-12, Abdur Rehman beat Besmal Zia 6-4
In boys/girls U-10, Ayan Shahbaz beat M Muaz 6-4
In boys U-18 doubles, Asad Zaman and Hassan Ali beat M Sohan and Shaheer Khan 6-2
In boys/girls U-14 doubles, Abdur Rehman and Hajra Suhail beat Aalay Hussain and Ibrahim Sufi 6-3.