Aqeel in singles semis, Asim, Shehzad in doubles final of International tennis

ISLAMABAD—Aqeel Khan of Pakistan marched into men’s singles semi-final while Pakistani pair of Asim Shafiq, Shehzad Khan qualified for the doubles final of Askari Bank Pakistan Futures International Ranking Tennis Tournament at PTF Complex clay courts on Thursday.
Aqeel Khan disposed of Bo Sung Kim of South Korea 6-1, 6-1 while the three foreigners to make it to the last-4 stage were Adam Vejmelka (Czechoslovakia), Hyun Soo Lim (South Korea) and Bogdan Victor Leonte (Romania).
Aqeel Khan of Pakistan, exhibiting his trademark baseline game, was in good form and won the first set by breaking the 2nd and 4th games of Kim.In the second set, Aqeel broke serve in the 1st,5th and 7th games of his rival.
Pakistan no.1 Aqeel will now face top seed Adam Vejmelka of Czechoslovakia at 11.00 A.M on Saturday. Top seed Adam Vejmelka was given a though time by Godamanna from Sri lanka taking him to full distance before losing a tight fist set in a tie break. He also made him work hard in the second set before losing the match in two hours five minutes.
Hyun-Soo Lim beat Alexander Gigitashvili of Russia in straight sets at 6-0,6-3. In the last quarter final, Bogdan-victor Leonte (Romania) outplayed Indian Ashwin Vijayragavan by displaying powerful service and hard ground strokes from the base line.
He will face now Hyun Soo Lim in the second semi final at 2.30 P.M on Saturday. In the Men’s Doubles event, Shahzad Khan/Asim Shafiq and Adam vejmelka(Czechoslovakia)/Bogdan Victor Lenote (Romania) qualified for the Doubles final when they beat their respective opponents in the semi-finals.
Shahzad Khan/Asim Shafiq played quality tennis and won the match in well contested three sets against Jeong Hyun Seo (Korea)/Ashwin vijayragavan (India) 2-6, 6-4, 11-9 (Super Tie Break). Asim and Shehzad will now face Victor Leonte/Adam Vejmelka (Czechoslovakia) at 11.00 A.M Friday in the final. Adam/Leonte beat Bo-Sung Kim/Hyun Soo lim in another three set thrilling match 6-4,6-7(3),10-7. Mens Dzouble’s final will start at 11.00 A.M. Friday.Men’s singles semi-finals will be played at 11.00 A.M and 2.30.P.M respectively on Saturday.
Following are the results. Men,s Singles(Quarter-finals) 1-Adam Vejmelka(Czchoslovakia) beat Harshana Godamanna (Sri Lanka) 7-6(4),6-4 2-Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Bo-Sung KIM (Korea) 6-1,6-1 3-Hyun Soo Lim(Korea) beat Alexander Gigitashvili(Russia) 6-0,6-3 4- Bogdan-Victor leonte beat Ashwin Vijayrgavan (India) 6-1,6-1 Men’s Doubles( Semi-finals) 1. Bogdan- Victor Leonte(Romania)/Adam Vejmelka(Czechoslovakia) beat Bo-Sung Kim/Hyun-Soo Lim (Korea) 6-4, -6-7(3), 10-7 2-. Shahzad Khan and Asim Shafiq (Pakistan) beat Jeong-Han Seo (Korea)/Ashwin Vijayragavan(India) 6-2,4-6,11-9.—Agencies