KARACHI:
Sindh Tennis Association has released its annual ranking of various events based on provincial/approved tournaments played in 2023 in Sindh.
The first 4 positions are as follows.
In men’s singles, the first position is occupied by Zubair Raja of Karachi Club, with 140 points accumulated, Vinod Das of Defense Authority Club, is in 2nd position with 120 points, Ibrahim Iltifat of Karachi Club & Modern Club, is in 3rd position with 115 points and Baqir Ali of Shamsi Tennis Academy & Mirpur Mathelo, Sindh, is in 4th position with 110 ranking points accumulated.
Eschelle Asif of Continental Tennis Academy leads with 145 ranking points accumulated in the women’s singles event. Daliah Ashraf is 2nd with 80 points, Hibah Rizwan is 3rd with 35 points, and Aiman Haris and Suraya Bus are both in 4th position with 30 ranking points accumulated each.
Ahsan Ahmed of Continental Tennis Academy is ranked first in the Under-17 junior category with 100 points, Ismail Aftab of Modern Club is second with 65 points, Aisamul Haq of Agha Khan University is third with 60 points and Kashan Tariq of Modern Club is fourth with 55 ranking points.
In the Under-15 singles, Nibras Malik of Malir secured the first position with 130 points, Syed Mahd Shehzad of Avari Towers and Civil Aviation Club in 2nd position with 60 ranking points, Ruhab Faisal of South End Club and Hazik Areejo of Base Line Tennis Academy are jointly at 3rd position with 40 points each. Bilal Ikram of Shamsi Academy, Arham Shezad of Karachi Gymkhana and Ismail Aftab of Modern Club are jointly at 4th position with 35 points each.
In the under-17 girls category, Eschelle Asif is in the lead with 65 points, Inaya Sayyed in 2nd position with 50 points, Daliah Ashraf in 3rd position with 40 points and Haya yousuf in 4th position with 35 points.
In the Under-13 singles, Ismail Aftab of Modern Club won first place with 90 points, Yahya Haleem of Avari Towers and Creek Club in 2nd place with 60 points, Eschelle Asif and Arman Ali got 55 points each and won 3rd place, Zain Nomi of Avari Towers in 4th place with 50 points,
Syed Muhammad Sufyan and Syed Muhammad Abdullah scored 75 points each and tied for first place in the Under-11 singles category, with Arsh Imran in second place with 70 points, Nayyel Sohaib of Continental Tennis Academy in third place with 65 points, Tariq Rafi of Ocean Siddiqsons in fourth place with 55 points.
Azan Imran leads the Under-8 singles with 100 ranking points accumulated, Dua Yousuf is 2nd with 80 points, Ariz Ayaz is 3rd with 50 points, while Ali Zaman and Hanzalah have earned 40 points each and secured the 4th position.
In wheelchair tennis, Fida Hussain of Pak Navy is leading with 60 points, Muhammad Ayub Khan is in 2nd position with 40 points, Muhammad Irfan and Imran Siddiqui both gained 30 points each and secured 3rd position.
In the men’s singles beach tennis event, Fahim Ramzan of Coast Guard Sports Complex is in first position with 50 points, Sheeraz Bhand of Hyderabad Gymkhana & Dadu is in second position with 40 points, Dr Khalid Unsmani of TandoJam Agriculture University is in third position with 35 points, Eibad Sarwar of Continental Academy is in fourth position with 30 points.
In women’s singles beach tennis, Muneeba of Dukhter e Mashriq, Govt, Girls College is leading with 80 ranking points, Yumna Malik is 2nd with 40 points, Tehreem Yousuf is 3rd with 35 points, Qudsia Raja and Afshan Fatima are 4th with 20 points each