Chandrakumara wins ‘over-35’ singles
Thushan Jayasuriya
U.V.N. Chandrakumara fought fiercely and clinched the men’s over 35
singles title in the 97th Colombo Tennis Championship beating
S.Sudarshana in the final (7/6(6), 6/3) which worked off at the Sri
Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts, Colombo yesterday.
The semi finals of the women’s singles were won by Shankari
Thayakaran who beat Roshenka Fernando (7/5, 6/1) and Amritha Muttiah who
outplayed Nethmi Waduge (6/2, 6/3).
The semi finals of the boys under-14 mixed doubles won by Viranka
Fernando along with Nabeel Sabri by beating Shivanka Silva and Pavan
Wickramaratne(6/0,6/3) while Joshua Jayaratne with Krishanthan
Rajendransingham entered the finals when they beat Andrew Muttiah and
Aadhawan Pushparaj (6/4, 6/4) The tournament started on July 15 and it
is sponsored by Bharti Airtel Lanka Ltd.
Results
Mens over 35 singles finals :
U.V.N.Chandrakumara beat S.Sudarshana (7/6, (6), 6/3)
Boys under 14 doubles semi finals :
Viranka Fernando and Nabeel Sabri beat Shivanka Silva with Pavan
Wickramaratne (6/0,6/3)
Joshua Jayaratne and Krishanthan Rajendrasingham beat Andrew Muttiah
with Aadawan Pushparaj (6/4, 6/4)
Womens singles semi finals :
Shankari Thayakaran beat Roshenka Fernando (7/5, 6/1)
Amritha Muttiah beat Nethmi Waduge(6/2,6/3)
Mixed doubles quarter finals :
Sankha Athukorala and Shalini De Silva beat T.Pahirathan and Kavindya
de Silva (walked out of the game)
Mens single quarter finals :
T.Dineshkanthan beat Heera Ashiq (6/1,6/2)
Amresh Jayawickrama beat M.A.Shaakir (6/2,6/0)
Nishangan Nadaraja beat Chinthaka Shaveen (6/3,6/3)
Irfan Hussain beat Aritha Weerasinghe (6/2,6/2) |