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Ahsan, Noor reach quarters in squash tournament in US

By Our Correspondent
February 18, 2022

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ahsan Ayaz and Noor Zaman reached the quarterfinals of the $3000 Kinetic Squash Challenger in the United States on Thursday.

Third seed Ahsan defeated unseeded Rafael Gálvez from Peru 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 in 40 minutes in the first round.

Similarly, second seed Noor thrashed Alex Dartnell of the US 6-11, 8-11, 2-11. However, sixth seed Andres Herrera from Colombia smashed Ibrahim Noorani 11-5, 11-2, 11-1 in 14 minutes.

Now, Ahsan is to face unseeded Jeremias Azaña from Argentina and Noor is up against sixth seed Andres Herrera from Colombia in the quarters.