Abubakar, Amir, Hamza, Omer reach Aitchison College Junior National Tennis U-18 semifinals
Abubakar, Amir, Hamza, Omer reach Aitchison College Junior National Tennis U-18 semifinals
LAHORE: Abubakar Talha, Amir Mazari of Aitchison College, Omer Jawad comfortably reached U-18 semifinals while Hamza Ali Rizwan survived three-set battle against Shayan Afridi to earn a place in the U-18 last four in the Aitchison College Junior National Tennis Championship 2026 at the Aitchison College courts on Mall Road on Thursday.
In the boys’ U-18 singles quarterfinals, Abubakar Talha delivered a commanding performance to defeat Abdur Rehman 6-1, 6-1, while Omer Jawad overcame Arham Tariq 6-1, 6-2. Amir Mazari was equally dominant, conceding no games in his 6-0, 6-0 victory over Ahmad Fareed Yawar. Hamza Ali Rizwan, meanwhile, fought back after losing the second set to overcome Shayan Afridi 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 in the day’s closely contested encounter.
In the boys’ U-18 doubles, Amir Mazari and Nabeel Qayum defeated Romail Shahid and Hassaan Alam 6-1, 6-1. Abdullah Yousaf and Abdullah Razzaq beat M. Ahmad Afzal and Abdur Rehman 7-6, 6-2, while Aalay Husnain and Haroon Arif secured a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 victory over Hamza Ahmad and Abdullah Sajjad Wahla.
The boys’ U-14 quarterfinals saw Muhammad Muaz of Fatima Group beat Mustafa Uzair Rana 4-0, 5-3, Muhammad Aayan of Fatima Group defeat Ahmad Fareed Yawar 4-2, 4-0, and M. Faizan overcome M. Ibraheem Hussain Gill 4-1, 4-2. Shayan Afridi also advanced with a 4-0, 5-4(4) win over Daniyal Abdullah.
In the girls’ U-14 category, Zainah Abdullah defeated Wajeeha Fatima 4-2, 5-3, Shahnoor Umer overcame Shehrbano Kamran 4-2, 4-0, and Eman Shahbaz beat Zara Aidrus 4-2, 4-0. In the girls’ U-12 event, Eman Shahbaz defeated Anabya Shah 4-1, 4-0, while Shahreen Umer staged a comeback to beat Zara Aidrus 3-5, 4-2, 4-1. Shahnoor Umer also advanced, defeating Wajeeha Fatima 4-0, 4-2.
The boys’ U-12 quarterfinals featured straight-set victories for Muhammad Aayan and Ashtar Alam Khan, who defeated Wali M. Hassaan and Ahsan Bari, respectively, by identical 4-0, 4-0 scorelines. Mustafa Uzair Rana recovered from a first-set loss to overcome M. Ibraheem Hussain Gill 2-4, 5-4, 4-2.
The U-10 pre-quarterfinals saw Wali Abdullah beat Aimal Tariq 6-1, Zahran Zeeshan defeat Zaviyar 6-0, Murad Monnoo overcome M. Rohaan Dogar 6-4, and Murtaza Monnoo secure a convincing 6-0 victory over Alaaya Eeman.
