Chathurya, Kiran reach boys’ doubles final  

ITF Junior Circuit Week II 

Chathurya Nilaweera and Kiran Viravanathan reached the finals of the boys’ doubles of the ITF Junior Circuit Week II event continued at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Thursday.

The pair who were also the winners of the doubles final last week (Week I), secured the final spot of the Week II programme when they beat Cristina Care of Australia and Lorant Gyori of Hungaria 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 in the semi-final.

It was a huge consolation for the duo after they were eliminated in the boys’ singles quarter-finals.

They are the only remaining local players in the tournament after fellow doubles pair, Vichinthaya Nilaweera and Zahid Zihar lost their semi-finals yesterday.

Meanwhile, Anjalika Kurera too was eliminated in the girls’ singles quarter-finals.

Chathurya Nilaweera and Kiran Viravanathan will meet Venkat Rishi Batlanki (USA) and Hitesh Chauhan (India)in the boys’ doubles final today.