Bishopian Savini Jayasooriya reigns supreme
All winners with officials
Savini Jayasooriya of Bishops College, Colombo, stole the limelight, sweeping all 3 age Groups at the Janaka Bogollagama Memorial ‘B’ Grade ranking Tennis tournament 2016, conducted at the Kurunegala Tennis Club courts.
Savini won the Girls Under (U)-14, U-16 and U-18 Singles titles. She beat Tiera Benaragama 6-4, 6-2 in the U-14 final, Samadhi Jayasingha 6-4, 6-1 in the U-16 final and Ayani Moosa 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the U-18 final.
Heshani Imanga beat Ashanthi Senevirathna 6-4, 6-2 to win the Girls U-12 Singles final. Wenuka Kithnula won a double in the Boys U-12 category, when he won the Singles titles beating J.A.S. Bandara 6-2, 6-1, and then paired with Akith Senarathna to beat Avishka Fernando and Rayan Fernando 9-0, to annexe the Doubles title.
SLTA Tournament Referee was Manoj Fonseka, while the Tournament Director was Sujani Bogollagama.
Results
Boys Singles
U-12: Winner- Wenuka Kithnula, beat Runner-up- J.A.S. Bandara, 6-2, 6-1
U-14: Winner- Gayanath Senadeera, beat Runner-up- Rakesh Rathnasinham, 6-4, 6-3
U-16: Winner- Kavisha Rathnayaka, beat Runner-up- Akith Gunawardane, 6-2, 6-2
U-18: Winner- Sean Sanderson, beat Runner-up- Ravindu Weerasinghe, 7-5, 2-6, 10-8
Girls Singles
U-12: Winner- Heshani Imanga, beat Runner-up- Ashanthi Senevirathna, 6-4, 6-2
U-14: Winner- Savini Jayasooriya, beat Runner-up- Tiera Benaragama, 6-4, 6-2
U-16: Winner- Savini Jayasooriya, beat Runner-up- Samadhi Jayasingha, 6-4, 6-2
U-18: Winner- Savini Jayasooriya, beat Runner-up- Ayani Moosa, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Doubles Boys
U-12: Winners- Wenuka Kithnula & Akith Senarathna, beat Runners-up- Avishka Fernando & Rayan Fernando, 9 – 0
U-14: Winners- Lehan Koswatte & Akith Senarathna, beat Runners-up- Vibushith Sooriyarachchi & Gayanath Senadeera, 9 – 1
U-18: Winners- V. Chandramohan & Luca Emanuel Knesa, beat Runners-up- Banura Jayawardane & Naveen Pieris, 9 – 0
Mens Open Singles Final
B. Surein beat U. Srinath 7-5, 7-6 (5)