Aqeel Khan won the men’s finals of the UBL International Hard Court Tennis Championship at the Karachi Gymkhana courts beating Mohammad Abid Mushtaq.
This added to his previous victories in the Tournament as he has triple-crown: men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Present on the occasion were President UBL Atif R. Bokhari besides other senior management. The guest of honor was Aisam-Ul Haq Qureshi with his newly wedded wife Faha Akmal. President UBL Atif Bokhari and Aisam Ul Haq gave trophies to the winners of the week long event and the highlight of the day was the exhibition match played by Aisam UI Haq.
Speaking on the occasion, President UBL Atif Bokhari said: “UBL is proud to promote the game of tennis in Pakistan which has so far not seen the right projection. We hope to make this an annual affair.”
The championship received a lot of attention with 250 entries coming for the events played included men’s singles, men’s doubles, ladies single, mixed doubles, veterans above 45, junior under 18 and boys under 14. The tournament was also played by players from Sri Lanka. The visiting Sri Lankan team comprised of five players who participated in the event. Co-sponsors of the event were Candyland, Dairy Fresh and Q Mobile.
