Khudhur, Bayouk, Cerda, Iwayan advance in 34th BSF Desert Classic

Matches in the 34th BSF Desert Classic Tennis Tournament went in full throttle in various categories at the packed InterContinenal Hotel courts here.
In 12-under hostilities, Yusif Khudhur beat Abdulla Ghair, 8-6, Boran Ikbass defeated Faisal Thekair, 8-2, A. Ravindran easily beat Salamn Haggaj, 8-1, John Veran overwhelmed S. Wilson 8-0, M. Petitjean whitewashed Yong Jaas 8-0, while Bander Moafa had a walkover win over Thamer Shehri.
Over at 16-under, A. Bayouk beat Rayan Amilhanja, 8-5, A. Sami defeated John Veran, 8-4, Jaime Cerda beat Tala Abbas 8-5.
In the A singles, Sergio Cerda easily had an easy win over U. Bagration, 6-1, 6-1, while Bassam El Khouri aced his way to victory over M. Humaidan 6-3, 6-4.
In the C category, Dexter Iwayan easily beat Anas Lufti Ishtia, 6-1, 6-1, Yousseg Sooger struggled to beat Mohd Ghanam, 6-1, 7-6, Anthony Guiao beat Mohammed Taef 6-4, 6-4, Abdulaziz Al Sheikh defeated Nawaf Otaibi, 6-3, 6-3, Mohsen Ghaith had an easy win over Ahman Ojayman 6-6, 6-4, Abo Saleh beat Arvin Biscarra, 6-2, 6-2, Ibrahim Lawais beat Aanis Ahmad, 6-1, 6-1, Khaled Bahli beat Imran Salahuddin, 6-3, 6-3, Mansour Rebdi demolished Sami Mohsen at 6-0, 6-0, while Remwell Biay beat Abdulrahman Adel 6-3, 6-2.
Banque Saudi Al-Fransi is the major sponsor and its support of the tournament forms part of its mandate to help grow the sport of tennis in the Kingdom.
Tournament Committee is headed by InterContinental Recreation Manager Mounir Melliti as chairman, with Willie Biay as tournament director and Marvin Espina as tournament referee. Joseph Recolizado, Del Serrano, Alex Simpliciano, and Joey Salem are the committee members.