Aligarh Muslim University win north zone varsity tennis

Aligarh Muslim University beat Punjab University

Aligarh, Oct 30 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) tennis team won the North Zone Intervarsity Tennis (men) Tournament for the third time, beating Punjab University, Patiala (PUP), in the finals at DCR University in Murthal.

In what could be defined as a whitewash, AMU won both singles and doubles matches in straight sets. In the singles, AMU's captain, Shadab defeated PUP's Uday (6-4, 6-1), while AMU's Lakshit defeated PUP's Suraj (6-2, 6-1). The clean sweep concluded in the doubles match after Lakshit and Shadab of AMU beat Uday and Suraj of PUP 6-3, 6-1 in the finals held Wednesday.

The AMU Lawn Tennis team reached the finals of the North Zone Intervarsity Tennis tournament after beating MDU Rohtak 3-1. Earlier in the quarterfinal, the AMU defeated Punjab University, Chandigarh 3-1.

With the victory, AMU has registered three North Zone Intervarsity Tennis tournaments triumphs in the past four years.