Sports: Tennis: Pak women finish 6th in FED Cup Asia Oceania Group-II

Karachi:Pakistan women’s tennis team finished sixth in the FED Cup Asia Oceania Group-II after being beaten by Turkmenistan 2-1 during the 5th-6th Play-off tie played on June 22 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

According to information made available here, Sara Mansoor won the first match to put Pakistan up 1-0 beating Arzuv Klycheva by 6-0, 6-3 score.

But Sarah Mahboob lost the second match to make the tie even as Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva won the match by 6-2, 6-1 score.

In the doubles match, the Pakistani pair fought hard but could not overcome their opponents. Anastasiya Azimbayeva and Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva defeated Sara Mansoor and Sarah Mahboob Kahn by 6-4, 7-5 score to take fifth place.