SL beat Canada at Commonwealth TT

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

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SL beat Canada at Commonwealth TT

Sri Lankan women's paddlers beat Canada 3-1 in their first round meeting on the opening day and secured a place among the top eight teams of the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship's women's Team Championship as the tournament commenced on Sunday (May 5) in New Delhi, India.

Nuwani Vithanage bounced back from an early setback to beat her Canadian opponent Shirley FU (7/11, 5/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7). Ishara Madurangi lost her first singles against Sara Yuen (11/6, 8/11, 9/11, 14/12, 8/11) but came back strongly to overcome Shirley FU easily in the other singles where she win the game in straight sets (11/5, 11/9, 14/12). The other Sri Lankan girl Pavani Sirisena received a walkover from the Canadian opponent. The Local girls went down to India 3/0 in their other Team Championship game.

Sri Lankan men's team is yet to be blessed with a victory as they have lost two first round games of the men's Team Championship against Scotland and Wales in similar fashioned clean sweeps (3/0).

Results: Women’s Team Championship

* Sri Lanka beat Canada 3/1

Nuwani Vithanage beat Shirley FU - (7/11, 5/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7)

Ishara Madurangi lost to Sara Yuen - (11/6, 8/11, 9/11, 14/12, 8/11)

Pavani Sirisena (win on W/O)

Ishara Madurangi beat Shirley FU - (11/5, 11/9, 14/12)

* India beat SL 3/0

Mouma Das beat Ishara Madurangi – (13/15, 11/5, 11/3, 11/4)

Shamini Kumaresan beat Nuwani Vithanage – (11/7, 14/12, 11/8)

Neha Aggarwal beat Ridhmi Karadanaarachchi – (11/4, 11/6, 11/5)

Men's Team Championship

* Scotland beat SL 3/0