LAHORE 19 APR 2024,Muhammad Salaar and Pakistan Navy’s Asad Zaman qualified for the U-18 final of the 1stParents Tennis Lovers Association (PTLA) Junior National Tennis Championship 2024 being played here at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah. On Thursday, in the boys U-18 semifinals, Muhammad Salaar beat Kashan Tariq 6-0,6-1whileAsad Zaman (Ali Embroidery Mills) beat Amir Mazari 6-4,6-3. In the boys U-16 semifinals, Amir Mazari (Aitchison) beat Ruhan Faisal 6-0,5-7,6-3 and Muhammad Yahya beat Aalay Hussain 6-1,6-2.
In the seniors 40 plus doubles quarterfinals, Talha Waheed/ Munir Hussain Gill beat Waqar Nisar/Jamil Akhtar 9-8, Khurram Imtiaz/Sheheryar Salamat beat Mehboob Waheed/Muhammad Yousaf 9-8, Ashar Khan/ Hadi Hussain beat Mahir Nisar/ Tariq Sadiq 9-8 and Arif Feroze/ Fayyaz Khan beat DrArif /Zia UllahKhan 8-3.
In the boys U-14 quarterfinals, Ruhab Faisal beat Muaz Ahmad 4-1, 4-1, Muhammad Junaid beat Zayd Zaman 5-4, 4-2 and Abdur Rehman beat Muhammad Huzaima 4-2, 4-2. In the boys/girls U-12 quarterfinals, Rashid Ali Bachani beat Muaz Ahmad 4-1, 4-0, M Arsh Imran beat Ayan Shahbaz 4-2, 0-4, 4-2, M Junaid beat Majid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-2 and Mustafa Uzair Rana beat Zayd Zaman 4-0, 4-0. In the boys/girls U-10 pre-quarterfinals, M Ibraheem Gill beat Mamnoon Bari 4-0, 4-0, Omer Zaman beat Azan Imran 5-3, 2-4, 4-2, Majid Ali Bachani beat Wajeeha Fatima 4-0, 4-0 and M Arsh Imran beat Aimen Rehan 4-0, 4-0.
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