LAHORE: The SICAS Punjab Junior Tennis Tournament 2020, commenced at the Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah.

SICAS Punjab Junior Tennis ’20-Pakistan: Day 1 participants in a group photograph – Courtesy: PLTA

A large number of players are participating in the mega event from all over the Punjab. Total 16 matches were played on the opening day in the Boys U-18 singles and doubles categories. The results were as follows:

In U-18 First Round matches

  • Arman Kamran beat Ali Haroon Sheikh 8-5,
  • Saeed Suleman beat Moavia Butt 8-1,
  • Ahmad Amir beat Abdullah Anjum 8-6,
  • Yawar Ali beat Sameer Ahmad 8-5,
  • Ahmer Saeed beat Khizer Mehboob 8-1.

In U-18 Pre-Quarters Final,

  • Faizan Fayyaz beat Zaeem Ghafoor 8-0,
  • Hamza Jawad beat Arman Kamran 8-3,
  • Ifham Rana beat Saeed Suleman 8-4,
  • Shaeel Durab beat Asad Zaman 8-5,
  • Ahmad Amir beat Tauheed Awais 8-2,
  • Yawar Ali beat Zain Ul Abideen 8-2,
  • Ahtesham Arif beat Ahmer saeed 8-6,
  • Bilal Asim beat Husnain Ali 8-0.

In U-18 Doubles Quarter-Finals

  • Faizan Fayyaz & Bilal Asim beat Sameer Ahmad & Ahmer Saeed 4-1, 5-3,
  • Ahtesham Arif & Jabir Ali beat Shaeel Durab & Hamza Jawad 4-1, 2-4, 10-8,
  • Zaeem Ghafoor & Abdullah Anjum beat Tauheed Awais & Shazaib Zahid 4-2, 5-3,
  • Zain Ul  Abideen & Ifham Rana beat Asad Zaman & Ahmad Amir 4-0, 4-0.