Nuwani clinches four titles at Junior Ranking C’ships

SAMPATH BANDARA

Nuwani Navodya of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda clinched four titles in the All island Junior Ranking Table Tennis Championship held at S. Thomas’ College Indoor stadium, Mount Lavinia and conducted by Colombo District Table Tennis Association, yesterday.

Nuwani Navodya beat Erandi Warusavithana of Dharmasoka College in the Under 18 Girls Singles final and in the Under 15 Girls Singles beat Kavindi Sahabandu from Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala. She also bagged the under18 Girls Doubles partnered by Erandi Warusavithana.

She won the under 18 Mixed Doubles teaming up with Hasintha Shashiranga of Dharmasoka College.

Hasintha Shashiranga also won the Under 15 Boys Singles title in the tournament. Chathura Viskam from Devananda College, Ambalangoda beat Hasintha Shashiranga and won the under 18 Boys Singles. Paddlers from Ambalangoda reigned supreme by winning all the titles in the junior ranking championship in which 498 paddlers took part.

Under 18 boys singles: Chatura Viskam (Devananda, Ambalangoda) beat A. M. Hasintha Shahiranga (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 8/11, 12/14, 11/7, 6/11.

Under 18 girls singles: Nuwani Navodya (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Erandi Warusavithana (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 21/19, 7/11, 11/6, 11/9.

Under 18 boys doubles: Malith Dilusha / Chatura Viskam (Devananda, Ambalangoda) beat Chameera Ginige / R. M. L. Chaturanga (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 11/8, 11/8,. 9/11, 11/6.

Under 18 girls doubles: Nuwani Navodya / Erandi Warusavithana (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Dinusha Manoji / Tharunya Sashini (Devananda, Ambalangoda) 11/7, 7/11, 11/8, 11/13, 11/9.

Under 18 mixed doubles: Nuwani Navodya / Hasintha Shashringa (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Tharunya Sashini / Malith Dilusha (Devananda, Ambalangoda) 16/14, 5/11, 11/4, 11/5.

Under 15 boys singles: Hasintha Shashiranga (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Supun Sirisena (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala) 12/10, 11/8, 11/8.

Under 15 girls singles: Nuwani Navodya (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Kavinid Sahabandu (Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala) 11/6, 6/11, 11/4, 11/5.

Under 12 boys singles: Supuna Warusavithana (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Shehan Shanaka (Devananda, Ambalangoda) 11/6, 11/9., 11/5.

Under 12 girls singles: Thedini Thushara (Devananda, Ambalangoda) beat Muthumali Priyadarshani (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 11/4, 11/7, 10/12, 11/5.

Under 10 boys singles: D. Himsara (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat T. Thenuka (Devananda, Ambalangoda) 3/11, 7/11, 11/9, 11/1, 11/8.

Under 10 girls singles: Sathya Udayangi (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Chamathsara Fernando (Girls High School, Mt.) 9/11, 11/2, 11/3, 20/18.