Methvan wins U14 singles title

SSC Open Ranking Tennis

Number two ranked Methvan Wijemanne overcame a set defeat to beat Tharuk Marasinghe in a all-Royal final to win the Under-14 boys singles title of the SSC Open Ranking Tennis tournament in Colombo on Sunday.

Wijemanne scored 2-6, 6-2, 10-4 in the final to beat the third seed. While Wieemanne beat number five seed Sandas Usgodaraachchi in the semis, Marasinghe eliminated top ranked player Lisal Goonetilleke in a Royal-Thomian clash.

In the men’s doubles final Yasitha de Silva and Sankha Atukorale beat Thangaraja Dineshkanthan and Gayanga Weerasekara 6-3, 6-4.

Meanwhile, the semi finalists were found in the Under-18 boys’ and girls’ singles yesterday.

Anithra Dharmarathne, Ruvi Lewkebandara, Wishmi Serasinghe and Nelani Jayasuriya secured semi final places as they won their quarterfinals.

Hasal Ahangama, Matheesha Nettasinghe, Ransath Peiris and Anujaya Abeywickrama advanced to the semis in the boys category.

Results

Under-18 girls’ quarter-finals

Anithra Dharmarathne beat Senulya Wijayawardhane 6-4, 7-6 (5)

Ruvi Lewkebandara beat Nishka Vivekanandan 6-1, 6-0

Vishmi Serasinghe beat Oneli Perera 7-6(5), 6-1

Nelani Jayasuriya beat Sethmi Sumanaweera 7-6(4), 6-3

Under-18 boys’ quarter- finals 

Hasal Ahangama beat Wenuka Kithnula 6-3, 1-0 retired

Matheesha Netthasinghe beat Nisal Hemakumara 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

Ransath Peiris beat Heshika Perera 6-4, 7-5

Anujaya Abeywickrama beat Vichinthaya Nilaweera 7-6(4), 7-5 (RF)