Bottom seeded Medhira Samarasinghe saw off the resistance from Thewuni Devaraja, the top seed, with some ease to a score of 6-2, 6-1 in the final to clinch the Women’s Open Singles title at the Queen’s Gymkhana Open Ranking ‘A’ Grade Tennis at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo on Thursday, January 15.
RESULTS SO FAR
OPEN EVENTS
Women’s Open Singles:
Result of final: Medhira Samarasinghe (2) bt Thewuni Devaraja (1)
Semi-finalists: Roshenka Fernando and Thisuri Molligoda
Men’s Open Doubles:
Result of final: Dineshkanthan Thangarajah & Ashwin Vijayaragavan (Seed 1) bt Tanveer Ashiq & Yasitha de Silva (4)
Semi-finalists: Sankha Atukorale & Nishangan Nadaraja, (2) and Dumindu Dilum & Chinthaka Shaveen
JUNIOR – GIRLS
Girls’ Under-10 Singles:
Result of final: Dinethya Dharmaratne (1) bt Panchali Weerasekara
Semi-finalists: Shashini Jayakody (4) and Akithma Dias (2)
Girls’ Under-10 Doubles:
Result of final: Dinethya Dharmaratne & Akithma Dias (1) bt Vishmi Serasinghe and Shenaya Thissera
Semi-finalists: Shashini Jayakody & Panchali Weerasekara, and Aisha Nathali & Shashini Silva
Girls’ Under-12 Singles:
Result of final: Oshini Herath (4) bt Anjalika Kurera (2)
Semi-finalists: Neyara Weerawansa (1) and Michaela Jayasuriya (6)
Girls’ Under-12 Doubles:
Result of final: Oshini Herath & Neyara Weerawansa (1) bt Anjalika Kurera & Alana Seneviratne
Semi-finalists: Tharani Alexander & Ashanthi Seneviratne, and Preethika Chandramohan & Tuvini de Alwis
Girls’ Under-14 Singles:
Result of final: Prabuddhi Perera (2) bt Anika Seneviratne (1)
Semi-finalists: Dileka Daniel (4) and Nathasha Munaweera (6)
Girls’ Under-14 Doubles:
Result of final: Prabuddhi Perera & Anika Seneviratne (1) bt Sethara Ambawatte & Nathasha Munaweera (2)
Semi-finalists: Dileka Daniel & Samadhi Jayasinghe (3), and Oshini Herath & Neyara Weerawansa (4)
Girls’ Under-16 Singles:
Result of final: Janeli Manamperi (1) bt Anika Seneviratne
Semi-finalists: Dileka Daniel (7) and Prabuddhi Perera (5)
Girls’ Under-16 Doubles:
Result of final: Tarah Greig & Janeli Manamperi (1) bt Prabuddhi Perera & Anika Seneviratne
Semi-finalists: Isuni Dharmasiriwardane & Piyumi Wickramasinghe, and Sethara Ambawatte & Nathasha Munaweera
Girls’ Under-18 Singles:
Result of final: Thewuni Devaraja (2) bt Thisuri Molligoda (1)
Semi-finalists: Oshani Wickramasinghe (3) and Serena Madanayake
JUNIOR – BOYS
Boys’ Under-10 Singles:
Result of final: Wenuka Kithnula (1) bt Matheesha Nettasinghe
Semi-finalists: Nethwin Dharmaratne (3) and Hesara Kuruppu
Boys’ Under-10 Doubles:
Result of final: Wenuka Kithnula & Zaidh Zihar (1) bt Hesara Kuruppu & Thushan Senanayake (4)
Semi-finalists: Matheesha Nettasinghe & Vichinthya Nilaweera (3), and Anujaya Abeywickrama & Nethwin Dharmaratne (2)
Boys’ Under-12 Singles:
Result of final: Nelaka Dissanayake (1) bt Pesanjith Kannangara (7)
Semi-finalists: Rakesh Ratnasingham (8) and Sahan Weerasooriya (2)
Boys’ Under-12 Doubles:
Result of final: Sahan Weerasooriya & Thehan Wijemanne (2) bt Yanishka Cooray & Dhilvan Herath (1)
Semi-finalists: Miran Abeywardena & Janith Munasinghe, and Chathurya Nilaweera & Apna Perera (3)
Boys’ Under-14 Singles:
Result of final: Ashen Silva (1) bt Thevan Perera (2)
Semi-finalists: Nelaka Dissanayake and Anul Dheerasinghe
Boys Under-14 Doubles:
Result of final: Akith Gunawardene & Thevinda Piyadigama (3) bt Ashen Silva & Vinuja Wijebandara (3)
Semi-finalists: Nelaka Dissanayake & Praneel Jasinge (5) and Manal Algama & Thevan Perera (2)
Boys’ Under-16 Singles:
Result of final: Vibuda Wijebandara bt Nadun Senadeera (8)
Semi-finalists: Avindra Perera (1) and Thevan Perera
Boys’ Under-18 Singles:
Result of final: Avindra Perera bt B. Suren (2)
Semi-finalists: Archana Lokuge (1) and Amandha Gunawardene
Boys’ Under-18 Doubles
Result of final: Innthujan Selvaratnarajah & Dilshanth Udhayakumar bt C. Kuganeshan & B. Suren
Semi-finalists: Archana Lokuge & Niroshan Perera (1), and Dulitha Ellawala and Andrew Muttiah.
