Pakistani Junior Boys 16 Tennis team will participate in Davis Cup Asiaian pre-qualifying competition
By.Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAS–The Pakistani Junior Boys 16 Tennis team will participate in Davis Cup Asiaian pre-qualifying competition2016 scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from 29th Feb to 6th March, 2016. Pakistan was the runner-up at last year’s event held in Malaysia. According to Muhammad Khalid RehmaniSecretary Pakistan Tennis Federation the trials to select a three-member team shall be held at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad, from 27th to 30 December, 2015. Six top players, as per then current rankings and age eligibility, along with one wild card each from Punjab , Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, will take part. Players will be divided into two groups and two players from each group shall be selected for the 2nd phase where all selected four players will play round robin matches for selection of the three-member team; the player at 4th position after the final trials, will be a standby. Following six players are being invited to report at the trials venue on the mentioned date. Sahabzada Muhammad Ali, Nauman Aftab, Huzaifa Abdul Rehman, Shoaib Khan, Aqib Umer and Hamza Bin Rehan. For wild card entries, all the three provincial Associations are required to conduct regional trials for the age group eligible for the 2016 event and send the name of their best player latest by 15th December at PTF complex. Six players selected on the basis of their rankings will get economy class railway fare, daily allowance and accommodation at Dilawar Abbas PTF tennis Complex whereas wild card entries, out of station players, will be provided accommodation only, and will get any other allowances if they qualify for Phase 2.
