34th National Games: Pakistan wapda off to a flyer in tennis event.
ISLAMABAD -- Hot favourites Pakistan Wapda started their campaign on a winning note in the men's singles event of the 34th National Games, trouncing a young Islamabad team 2-0 at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Tuesday.
Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan beat the upcoming junior Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-1, while Muhammad Abid defeated Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the tie.
The strong PAF team beat Pakistan Navy 2-0 to make a strong entry in event.
Muhammad Shoaib defeated Taimur Malik 6-0,6-0, while Abbas Khan overpowered Noufil Malik 6-1, 6-0 to wrap up the tie.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Punjab 2-0. Barkatullah thrashed Faizan Fayyaz 6-1, 6-0, whereas Hamid Israr overcame Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-3.
The 2nd seed Pakistan Army beat HEC 2-0. Abdullah Adnan edged passed Uzair Khan 6-1, 6-2, while Huzaifa Abdul Rehman outwitted Aqib Hayat 6-2,6-1.
In the women's team event, favourites Wapda beat PAF 2-0. Pakistan No.1 Sarah Ibrahim Khan saw off Shiza Sajid 6-0, 6-1, while Ushna Suhail beat Zainab Ali Naqvi 6-0, 6-0.
In the second tie of the day, Islamabad beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2-0. Kainat Ali outclassed Oreen 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-0, whereas Mahvish Chishtie tamed Maryam 6-0, 6-0 to complete a comfortable win.
Results in brief:
MEN'S TEAM EVENT(QUARTER-FINALS RESULTS)
WAPDAD beat ISLAMABAD 2-0
SINGLES
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AQEEL KHAN(WAPDA) beat AHMAD NAEL QURESHI (IBD) 6-1 6-1
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MUHAMMAD ABID beat SYED NOFIL KALEEM (IBD) 6-1 6-2
PAF beat NAVY 2-0
SINGLES
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M.SHOAIB (PAF) beat TAIMUR MALIK(NAVY) 6-0 6-0
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ABBAS KHAN(PAF) beat NOUFL MALIK(NAVY) 6-1 6-0
KPK beat PUNJAB 2-0
SINGLES
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BARKATULLAH(KPK) beat FAIZAN FAYYAZ(PUB) 6-1 6-0
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HAMID ISRAR (KPK) beat ASAD ZAMAN(PUB) 6-2 6-3
ARMY beat HEC 2-0
SINGLES
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ABDULLAH ADNAN (ARMY) beat UZAIR KHAN(HEC) 6-1 6-2
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M. HUZAIFA (ARMY) beat AQIB HAYAT (HEC) 6-2 6-1
WOMEN'S TEAM EVENT ( QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS)
WAPDA beat PAF...
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