Double crowns for Shoaib, Haider, Hania in BoP Junior National Tennis.

LAHORE -- Double delight for Muhammad Shoaib as he clinched the Bank of Punjab (BoP) Junior National Tennis Championship 2019 singles and doubles title here at PLTA Courts on Wednesday.

In the U-18 boys final, Shoaib played superb tennis against Ahmad Kamil and outclassed in all the fields to win the final 6-0, 6-2. He also remained phenomenal in U-18 doubles final, as he, partnering with Ahmad Kamil, proved too hot for the pair of Usama Mehmood and Iffam Rana and overwhelmed them 6-0, 6-1 to lift the title.

The U-18 girls saw Shimza Durrab displaying great tennis skills and techniques to outlast Rahat Javed 6-1, 6-2 and claimed the title. The U-14 boys title went to Huzaima Abdul Rehman, who faced some resistance from Bilal Asim before winning the final 6-2, 6-4. The U-14 girls title was won by Maha Said, who outsmarted Labika Durrab 6-1, 6-2.

Haider Ali Rizwan of LGS Paragon, Pakistan No 2 in U-12 category, also stole the show and won the hearts of the spectators by winning U-12 boys singles as well as doubles title. In the U-12 boys singles final, Haider played exceptional tennis against Ehtasham Humayun and outlast him 7-5, 6-0. In U-12 boys doubles final, Haider, partnering with his brother Pakistan U-12 No 1 ranked Hussnain Ali Rizwan, had to struggle hard to overcome spirited pair of Asad Zaman and Ehtasam Humayun 4-2, 1-4, 12-10.

In U-12 girls final, one of the emerging tennis stars of the country Hania Minhas amused the spectators with her outstanding tennis techniques and skills and thrashed Soha Ali 4-0, 4-0. Not only this, Hania completed the brace of her titles by winning U-10 boys/girls title, where she proved too hot for Hamza Ali Rizwan and overpowered him 4-0, 4-2. Hania is being termed the future ladies tennis stars by tennis greats of the country, saying if trained and facilitated well, she has a bright future ahead.

In U-8 category, Abdul Rehman...

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