Championship series National Tennis : City’s Iftikhar wins U-16 singles title

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City’s tennis player Sheikh Mohammad Iftikhar is seen with the U-16 boys singles winners trophy he won in the Championship Series National Tennis Tournament held at Trivandrum yesterday.
City’s tennis player Sheikh Mohammad Iftikhar is seen with the U-16 boys singles winners trophy he won in the Championship Series National Tennis Tournament held at Trivandrum yesterday.

Trivandrum:

City’s upcoming tennis player Sheikh Mohammad Iftikhar taking part in the Championship Series AITA National Level U-16 Tennis Tournament at the Trivandrum Tennis Club from Mar.28 to Apr. 3 at Trivandrum on Friday, won the boys U-16 singles title.

Eighth seeded Sheikh Mohammad Iftikhar representing Karnataka beat G.S. Sanjay of Kerala 6-1, 6-0 in the final. In the semi-finals, Iftikhar beat J.Nitin of Kerala 6-2, 6-1. In the quarter-finals, Iftikhar beat Karnataka’s Harshit Shankar 6-2, 6-2. In the pre-quarterfinals Iftikhar got the better of Deepak Kumar of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 6-2. In the first round, Iftikhar beat Tamil Nadu’s Ajay Subash 6-0, 6-4.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Saturday – April 04th, 2015