ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib, Mahin Aftab and Hassan Usmani won the men’s, women’s and boys U-18 titles, respectively of the Meinhardt Grade A+ National Ranking Tennis Championships here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Staging a remarkable comeback, Shoaib defeated Muzammil Murtaza 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to claim the title while Mahin blanked Romasia Malik 6-0, 6-0 to win the decider in style. Hassan overcame Hazig Aasim 7-6(7/2), 6-3 in the U-18 final.
Meanwhile, Barkatullah and Muzammil Murtaza beat Mohammad Talha Khan and Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 7-6(8/6), 6-4 to lift the men’s doubles trophy while the duo of Ushna Suhail and Mahin outplayed Labika Durab and Esha Jawad 6-1, 6-1 to bag the women’s doubles title.
Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Muaz 6-4, 6-2 in the boys U-14 decider while the girls U-14 honours were claimed by Hajra Suhail who outclassed Khadija Khalil 4-0, 4-0. Mohammad Ayan outplayed Mohammad Faizan 4-0, 4-0 in the boys U-12 final while Eman Shahbaz defeated Shahnoor Umer 4-0, 4-5 (1/5), 4-2 to bag the girls U-12 trophy.
Ageel Khan and Talha Waheed routed the pair of Zakirullah and Shahid Afridi 6-0, 6-2 in the senior 40+ final while the duo of Rashid Ali and Israr Gul downed Col Zia and Azeem Khan 7-6(7/5), 4-6, (1311) to win the senior 50+ trophy.-Sports Reporter