ITF Asia 14 & Under Development Championships 2019 – Division 2 (Thailand)

The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is pleased to inform that Pakistan Junior 14 & under players participated in the first tournament of the ITF ASIA 14 & UNDER DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 – Division 2 being held from 06th to 18th January, 2019 at Nonthaburi, Thailand

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th January, 2019) The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is pleased to inform that Pakistan Junior 14 & under players participated in the first tournament of the ITF ASIA 14 & UNDER DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 – Division 2 being held from 06^th to 18^th January, 2019 at Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Hamid Israr made the nation proud by winning the doubles final, partnering with Hossain Mohammad Roman from Bangladesh. The fourth seed pair of Hamid Israr and Hossain Roman won the final 6-2, 6-1 by beating the third seed Iranian pair of Amirali Ghavam & Kasra Rahmani. Both players displayed quality skills and composure to breeze past their counterparts in straight sets.

In the boy’s singles category, Hassan Ali was the best performer among the Pakistani players and finished 7^th out of a total of 64 participants, while Hamid Israr and Huzaifa Khan finished 9^th and 10^th respectively.

In the girl’s singles category, Sheeza Sajid finished 25^th out of a total of 32 participants.

Mr. Nameer Shamsi, accompanying the Junior players as a coach was one of the three coaches who successfully completed the ITF Level-1 coaching course in 2018, held in Islamabad. He expressed satisfaction over the performance of the young players during the first tournament and further added that the players will try their best to improve their performance in the next tournament starting from 14^th January, 2019.