Aqeel eases into tennis tourney semi

KARACHI: Top seed Aqeel Khan eased into the semifinals of men’s singles event after thrashing his quarterfinal opponent Muzamil Murtaza in straight sets in Modern Club Founder Members National Ranking Tennis Championship here Sunday at Modern Club.Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aqeel Khan found little resistance from his quarterfinal opponent Muzamil and recorded a convincing 6-0, 6-1 triumph. In U-14 singles semifinal encounter, Amin Shafi overpowered Rayyan Jawwad in straight sets by 6-2, 6-1 score.In U-12 semifinals, Mohammad Yahya defeated Asher Mir by 8-6 score while Ibrahim Khan beat Mahad by 8-1 score to confirm their presence in the final of the event.