Easy for Lanka in TT

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

Table Tennis: The Sri Lanka Table Tennis team put up a good performance to beat Bhutan paddlers in easy straight sets in their women's singles on the opening day of the Table Tennis championships of the 10th South Asian Games now in progress at the S. Thomas' College indoor stadium, Mt. Lavinia.

For Sri Lanka Ishara Madurangi beat Hema of Bhutan in easy straight sets (11/8, 11/8, 11/9). Kalpani Herath triumphed in the second match against Phuntsho (11/7).

Though Phuntsho offered stiff resistance in the first set Kalpani improved her game to win the sets easily (11/7, 11/4, 11/9).

Deepika Rodrigo had an easy win against Yeshi Choden (11/5, 11/1, 11/4).

Meanwhile, India beat Maldives in straight (3/0) and Pakistan overcame Bangladesh in straight sets (3/1). The gold medal prospect for Sri Lanka is in women's event.

The Men's events will start today. The Sri Lanka Men's and Women's teams are scheduled to compete with Pakistan teams.