Sri Lanka teams progress to semi-finals  

Sri Lanka boys’ and girls’ teams reached the semi-finals of the Junior Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup tournaments currently in progress at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts.

The boys’ team beat Kyrgyzstan 3-0, while the girls’ team overcame Maldives 2-1. In the boys’ singles, Methwan Wijemanne (beat Albiar Orozmatov 6-3, 6-2) and Sandas Usgodaarachchi (beat Islambek Almazbekov 6-1, 6-1) recorded victories before the latter teamed up with Danushka Dias to beat Islambek Almazbekov and Albiar  Orozmatov 4-1, 4-0 in the doubles.

In the girls’ matches, Dinara de Silva (beat Aaraa Aasaai Azim) and Inuki Jayaweera (beat Nayara Usama Ali) won the singles encounters.

Both teams will now compete in the semi-finals today.