Tennis: Iftikhar downed in ITA final
The 19-year-old Pakistani had earlier won the title in New Mexico.
KARACHI:
Samir Iftikhar lost to top-seed Enej Bonin 6-0, 6-3 in the ITA Regional Championships boys’ singles final at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas. Samir, who defeated fifth-seed Andy Bettles from Boise State University 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the semi-final on Saturday, was playing his second final of the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association (ITA) season in the US. The 19-year-old Pakistani, who is representing the university of New Mexico at regional events, had earlier won the title in New Mexico.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 23rd, 2012.
Samir Iftikhar lost to top-seed Enej Bonin 6-0, 6-3 in the ITA Regional Championships boys’ singles final at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas. Samir, who defeated fifth-seed Andy Bettles from Boise State University 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the semi-final on Saturday, was playing his second final of the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association (ITA) season in the US. The 19-year-old Pakistani, who is representing the university of New Mexico at regional events, had earlier won the title in New Mexico.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 23rd, 2012.