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Chris Dhambarage
Dinara de Silva in action and Methwan Wijemanne in action
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Promising Dinara de Silva continued with her excellent form and completed a grand double at the 107th Colombo Open Tennis Championships, which continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path yesterday.
The third seed and the schoolgirl from St. Bridget’s Convent powered her way to clinch the Girls’ Under-16 Singles title with a convincing 6-4, 6-0 victory over Githmi Fernando in the final encounter.
Earlier, Dinara won the Girls’ Under-18 Singles title while overcoming Hasali Gajaba 6-2, 6-1 in the final game.
Meanwhile, the eighth seed Methwan Wijemanne of Royal College, Colombo created a major upset when he toppled the top seed Thilina Dissanayake 6-2, 6-4 in the Boys’ Under-16 final encounter.
Savini Jayasuriya and Janali Manamperi lived up to expectations as the top seeds in the Women’s Doubles as they beat the combination of Hasali Gajaba and Saneshi Willoraarachchi 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in an exciting final match.
Monday, June 27, 2022 – 01:00
