Michael, Jithme enter U-18 finals

Top seed Michael Siyaguna moved into the final of the boys under-18 singles in the Milo Junior Tennis National Championship being held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha.

Siyaguna had a gruelling three set win over fourth seeded Guyanga Weerasekara, after loosing the first match Michael made a stirring comeback to take the rest two sets in a row to seal the victory in his favour (5/7, 7/6, 6/4) in the semi finals. Siyaguna will meet Amresh Jayawickrame in the final.

In the girls’ under 18 semi finals Jithmie Jayawickrema overcame Nilupul Gunasekera smoothly in straight sets 6/1, 6/1 while Sherene Wijesinghe

defeated Druvinka Moraes 6/2, 6/4 to meet Jayawickrame in the girls under 18 final.

Results: Girls’ (quarter finals) under 12

Thuisuri Molligoda bt. Rishmitha Sivakanthan 6/2,6/3. Kavindya de Silva bt. Hasindi Lokuge 6/1,6/0. F. Issadeen bt. Yamuna Bandara 7/5,7/5

under 14- Ranasinghe bt. Wijesekara 7/6,6/0, Nilushi Fernando bt. Samendri de Silva 6/1, 6/0. Anishka Gomez bt. Thisuri Molligoda 7/6,6/4.

under 16- Kemali Herath bt. Dinushki Ranasinghe 6/3,6/1, Nilushi Fernando bt. Shenali Weerasekara 6/3,1/6,6/3.

Girls’ U-18 (semi-finals)

Jithmie Jayawickrema beat Nilupul Gunasekera 6/1, 6/1. Sherene Wijesinghe

beat Druvinka Moraes 6/2, 6/4.

Boys’ (quarter finals)

under 12- Alex Fairbanks bt. Joshua Moraes 6/2,6/1, Nishangan Nadarajah bt. Adil Gafoor 6/1,6/2,

under 16- Vimuktha de Alwis bt. Ashan de Silva 6/1,6/0, Withana bt. Thuruna Eshwarage 3/6,6/1,6/3,

Boys’ U-18 (semi finals)

M. Siyaguna bt. G. Weerasekara 5/7,7/6,6/4, Amresh Jayawickrame bt. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah 6/2,6/4. (S.A.)