LAHORE-Islamabad’s Amna Ali Qayyum claimed double crowns in girls U-18 and U-14 while emerging Asad Zaman stunned Hussnain Ali Rizwan in the boys U-18 final of the Millat Tractors Junior National Tennis Championship 2021, which concluded here at the PLTA Courts on Saturday.
Millat Tractors Senior Manager Lt Col Mukhtar Ahmad Bhatti graced the occasion as chief guest while Manager Administration Millat Tractors Lahore Imran Ayub was guest of honour. At the concluding ceremony, the chief guest gave away prizes and certificates to winners of all the categories. Other notables present on the occasion were PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), players and their families.
The highlight of the final day was the girls U-18 final between Amna Ali Qayyum and Natalia Zaman, where both the players displayed high-quality tennis skills and fought for each and every point till the end, and after tough fight, Amna succeeded in trouncing Natalia 6-4, 6-4 to claim the second title as first she outclassed Labika Durab 6-1, 6-0 in the girls U-14 final.
“First of all, I am thankful to my parents for their all-out support and motivation, which helped me and my brother emerge as professional tennis players in national circuit. My hard work and dedication helped me win back-to-back titles and I am hopeful of winning more and more titles throughout the year,” Amna said.
The boys U-14 final was also a treat to watch for all the spectators, as promising Asad Zaman managed to beat seeded player Hussnain Ali Rizwan 6-2, 5-7, 12-10 after a tough battle. Both the players kept on giving tough time till the end, but Asad once again showed his class and overcame spirited Hussnain to clinch the well-deserving title. “I am grateful to McDonald’s for sponsoring and encouraging me, which helped me emerge as title winner. I am also thankful to my mentor and coach former Davis Cup Captain Rashid Malik (ZTBL) for putting faith in me and transforming me into a tough fighter, which helped me give tough time to seeded players and win the national title. I will continue to work hard and try to claim more titles.”
In the boys U-18 final, Hasheesh Kumar played well against Faizan Fayyaz and won the final and title with a score 6-2, 6-2, The boys U-18 doubles title was lifted by duo of Farman Shahkeel and Nalain Abbas, who defeated Hasheesh Kumar/Mahatir Muhammad 4-1, 2-4, 10-7. The boys/girls U-12 doubles title was won by Ameer Mazari and Abubakar Talha, who defeated Abdur Rehman/Nabeel Ali Qayyum 4-1, 4-2. The boys/girls U-12 singles title was claimed by Abubakar Talha (Wapda), who beat Ameer Mazari 5-3, 5-3. Abdur Rehman grabbed the boys/girls U-10 title after toppling Aalay Hussain 4-1, 4-1.
The boys/girls U-8 gold medal went to Rameez Pirzada, silver to Mustafa Uzair Rana and bronze Zainah Abdullah while boys/girls U-6 gold was won by Emaan Munoo, silver by Yahya Tariq and bronze by Ameen Abdullah. In the men’s singles final, Imran Bhatti beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 for the title while ladies singles was clinched by sensational Haniya Minhas, who defeated Esha Jawad 6-4, 6-3. The seniors 35 plus doubles title was won by Tariq Sadiq/Kashif Rehmat, who beat Talha Waheed/Ashar Ali Khan 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.
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