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The Dissanayake family – parents Anura and Mala, Dilenthi and Dilantha – carried all before them at the Kandy District Annual Tennis Tournament conducted by the Kandy Garden Club.
The family won a mind-boggling 19 trophies, while Dilenthi and Dilantha emerged the outstanding players in the women's and Men's categories respectively. At some finals, the family members opposed each other, most notably in the mixed doubles final where sister and brother defeated mother and father.
While praising the achievements of the "Family Dissanayake", The Chief Guest, Mayor of Kandy LB Aluvihare commended the Kandy Garden Club for having kept the game alive during the last 135 years.
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Results (Finals)
Under 11 (Boys) Azaam Niyaz bt. Akhil Rajavaram
(Girls) Dviakshaniya Nesakuman bt. Durakshini Parthiban
Under 13 (Boys) Dilantha Dissanayake bt. H. Manoharan
(Girls) Nimaya Ganhewa bt. Hiruni Weerasekera
Under 15 (Boys) Dilantha Dissanayake bt. Brindley Weerasekara
(Girls) Lihini Ekanayake bt. Glory Nagendran
Under 19 (Girls) Dilenthi Dissanayake bt. Tania Krishnamenon
Women's Open Single – Dilenthi Dissanayake bt. Mala Dissanayake
Women's Open Doubles – Mala & Dilenthi Dissanayake bt. Ruwanthi Karunaratne & Chaturika Senanayake. |
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