KARACHI: Asad Zaman, Taimoor Ansari, Hassan Usmani, Ruhab Faisal, Muzammil Bhand, Nabeel Q ayum and Ansarullah progressed into the Under-18 quarterfinals of the first Sohail University National Tennis Championship here at the DA Creek Club on Monday.

Meanwhile in the men`s last-16 fixtures, Ahtesham Humiyoon who recently won the men`s and U-18 title last week mainained his brilliant form as he edged past Jabir Ali 8-6 while Raahim Vegar trounced M. Zakir 8-0.

Ismail Aftab and Saqib Zia also advanced following convincing wins over Talha Ali and Laraib Shamsi, respectively.

Results (pre-quar ters): Boys Under-18: Asad Zaman bt Zayd Ali 6-2, 6-0;Taimoor Ansari bt Faiz Ilyas 6-0, 2-0 rtd; Hassan Usmani bt Mohammad Yahya 6-2, 6-2; Ruhab Faisal bt Samir Kabeer6-1, 6-1; Muzammi1BhandbtAisamMalik6-1, 6-2; AnsarullahbtInamQadir 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Boys Under-14: Ansarullah bt Arman Ali 4-0, 0-4, 4-2; M. Ali bt Zayd Zaman 5-3, 4-2; IbrahimGi11btSyedZohranSohai14-0,5-3; ZohaibAmjadbtAidhImran4-0, 4-1 Boys Under 12: Mohammad Muaz bt Mohammad Arbi 4-0, 4-0; Umer Zaman bt Qazi Ahyan 5-3, 4-1; Ibrahim Gill bt Zay dan Ri zwan 4-0, 4-0; Majid Bachani bt Rahim Faisa14-0,4-0; RashidBachanibtNaayel Sohaib5-3,4-0; MohammadAlibtAbdullah Ali 4-0, 4-1; Mohammad Ayan bt Ashtar Alam Khan 4-2, 4-0.

Women`s (first-round): Sakina Pir bt Ayesha Yousuf 8-2; Thahreem Yousuf bt 8-4.

Girls Under-12 (first-round): Shanaya Sheikh bt Zainab Afnan 5-4, 4-2, 4-0.

-Spor ts Rep or ter