Pakistan whip Bhutan in tennis event

Debutants Romaisa Malik and Hajra Sohail help Green-shirts complete clean sweep

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan beat Bhutan 3-0 on Thursday to maintain their winning run in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III (B) tournament in Islamabad.

Ushna Suhail and Mahin Aftab Qureshi secured straight-set victories in the singles before debutants Romaisa Malik and Hajra Sohail completed the clean sweep in doubles at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Tennis Complex.

Ushna defeated Tandin Dorji 6-0, 6-0, while Mahin overcame Tenzin Wangsel Lhaden by the same scoreline to give Pakistan a commanding lead.

Romaisa and Hajra then beat Bhutan's Kinley Yangden and Tandin Tsheyang Wangmo 6-1, 6-4 in their first appearance at the international team competition.

Elsewhere, Maldives defeated Bahrain 3-0 in Group A, while Qatar and Iran recorded identical 3-0 victories over Kuwait and Jordan respectively in Group B.

Pakistan will face Maldives on Friday as they continue their campaign in the women's international team tournament.