The Aitchison Junior Tennis Championship concluded here at the Aitchison College Mall Road on Saturday with the participation of more than 300 players from Aitchison College and across the country.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony where he distributed cash prizes worth Rs300,000 among the successful players. The championship featured boys’ and girls’ competitions in various age categories, ranging from Under-6 to Under-18.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said the championship had helped bring several promising young tennis players to the fore. He termed the organisation of the event a welcome initiative, saying junior tournaments provided young players with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their skills and gain competitive experience.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said Punjab had considerable talent in tennis and the Sports Board Punjab is taking comprehensive measures to promote the game and provide better opportunities for emerging players.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman added that the Sports Board Punjab’s tennis academy is providing free training to children and young players to help them develop their skills and pursue the sport professionally. He also appreciated Rasheed Malik for his dedicated efforts to develop and promote tennis in the country.
The concluding ceremony ended with the successful players posing for group photographs with the chief guest.
As per results, Abubakar Talha won the U-18 singles title at the Aitchison College Junior National Tennis Championship 2026.
The boys U-18 singles final proved an epic and marathon encounter, which kept the crowd and tennis enthusiasts at their seats for long. They cheered for each and every point and after a tough and long fight, Abubakar Talha succeeded in taming Aitchison’s tiger Amir Mazari 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
The girls U-18 singles final, Bismel Zia beat Khadija Khalil in another epic encounter with a score of 6-3, 0-6, 10-6. The boys U-18 doubles title was claimed by the pair of Amir Mazari and Nabeel Qayum, who defeated the duo of Hamza Ali Rizwan and Omer Jawad 6-3, 6-4.
The boys U-14 singles final saw M Shayan Afridi of Peshawar outpacing M Aayan 4-2, 4-0. In the girls U-14 singles final, Khadija Khalil routed Eman Shahbaz 4-1, 4-1. In the boys U-14 doubles final, M Muaz/Aaliyan Ali beat Shayan Afridi/M Faizan 2-4, 5-4(5), 10-8.
In the boys U-12 singles final, M Aayan beat Mustafa Uzair Rana 4-2, 4-2. In the girls U-12 singles final, Eman Shahbaz beat Shahnoor Umer 4-1, 4-2. In the boys U-12 doubles final, Mustafa Uzair Rana/Daniyal Abdullah beat M Aayan/Ibrahim Leghari 4-0, 4-1. In the boys/girls U-10 singles final, Zahran Zeeshan beat Faiz Uzair Rana 4-0, 4-2.