Asitha and Dilini win u-14 titles
TENNIS: Asitha Warnakulasuriya, Dilini Abeynayake, M. Fahd and
M. L. M. Althaf won the under 14, 16 and 18 boys and girls tennis
singles titles at the 8th annual tennis tournament conducted by the
Matale Tennis Club at Matale recently.
Thirteen-year-old Asitha Warnakulasuriya beat Malinga Jayatilake 6-3
in the under-14 boys final while Dilini Abeynayake beat Navanjana
Ekanayake 6-2 in the under-14 girls final.
M. Fahd became the winner in the boys under-16 singles when he beat
Asitha Warnakulasuriya 9-4 in the final.
M. L. M. Althaf annexed the under-18 boys singles title beating M.
Munazeer 9-2 in the final.
In the men’s open singles M. Ishan defeated Dr. H. M. Fahim 9-6 in a
closely contested final to retain the title for the second successive
year.
Results of the final matches:
Junior Novices - Boys singles: Yasas Shri Liyanage beat Nipun
Yakandawela 6-4.
Boys under-14 singles: Asitha Warnakulasuriya beat Malinga Jayatilake
6-3.
Girls under-14 singles: Dilini Abeynayake beat Navanjana Ekanayake
6-2.
Boys under-16 singles: M. Fahd beat Asitha Warnakulasuriya 9-4.
Boys under-18 singles: M. L. M. Althaf beat M. Munazeer 9-2.
Men’s open singles: M. Ishan beat Dr. H. M. Fahim 9-6.
Men’s open doubles: M. C. M. Ansar and Dishan Thomas beat Vipul
Perera and Dr. H. M. Fahim 9-5.
Veterans doubles: Nihal Perera and M. C. M. Fazeel beat Sam
Dimbulegedara and M. C. M. Ansar 9-6. |
