Muzammil Bhandh and Nadir Bachani beat their respective rivals to reach the semifinals on second day of the 12th Dr.Essa Lab Ranking Tennis Championship here at Hyderabad Gymkhana courts.

In the ladies singles first round, Naba Bhatti beat Zainab Fatima 8-2 while Sanam Baloch beat Hibah 8-2. In the Juniors under 17 Singles second round Junaid Meher beat Hanzala 8-5 while

Majid Bachani beat Basit 4-0,4-1 and Syed Abdullah beat Ahmed Ali 4-0,4-0 in the under-13 matches.

The prestigious Championship is being sponsored by Dr.Essa Laboratory & Diagnostic Center and being organized by Hyderabad Tennis Association in collaboration with Hyderabad Gymkhana and under the auspices of Sindh Tennis Association.

Earlier, the formal opening ceremony was held on Sunday.Agha Taj, President and Tariq Bajari, Secretary Hyderabad Gymkhana Adv. Arif Siddiqui of Dr. Essa Laboratory were the honorable guests on the occasion.

Sabir Qaimkhanani MNA , Jawed Riar, President HTA, Parwez Ahmed Sheikh of SOA were also present. Secretary Hyderabad Gymkhana Mr.Tariq Bajari announced to hold a Sindh Ranking Tournament this winter.

In the mens singles, Muneer Derbari beat M.EssaJaa 8-1 while Anas Khan beat Sheeraz Bhand 8-5. In the Juniors u 17 Singles 1st Round Junaid Meher beat Abdul Malik 8-3, Hanzala beat M.Hamza Essa jee 8-2, Ali Bachani beat Rayan Zubairi 8-1.