Top seeds enter Kandy Dist TT quarter-finals

By Aubrey Kuruppu

Top seeds Rithmi Karandanarachchi, Nadini Samaraweera (Mahamaya), C.P.B. Tennekoon (Dharmaraja) and Antonian Prabodhana Rodrigo outwitted their opponents to enter the quarter finals of their respective events at the first Kandy District Table Tennis Championships which got underway at the University Gymnasium yesterday.

Over 300 competitors have entered this tournament which has been organized by the recently formed Kandy District TT Association. Events are held at Under 10, 12. 15 and 18 level and only singles events are conducted.

The finals will take place today (Sunday) at 3.30 p.m.

Results
Girls Under 15 pre-quarters:
Nadini Samaraweera (Mahamaya) bt Lakmali Wijeweera (Pushpadana) 3-0; Dinithi Kariyawasam (Girls High School) bt S.L.N. Piyanwada (Pushpadana) 3-0; Hasini Ratnayake (Pushpadana) bt Ishara Gunaratne (St. Anthony’s Convent) 3-0; Kanchana Wedagedera (Vihara Maha Devi) bt Yonali Dullewa (Mahamaya); Anjula Wijekoon (St. Anthony’s Convent) bt Indunil Siriwardena (Vihara Maha Devi) 3-2; Heshani Wickremasinghe (Mahamaya) bt Vinoli Silva (Girls High School).

Boys Under 15 pre-quarters
Prabodhana Rodrigo (St. Anthony’s) bt O.Perera (Kingswood) 3-0; H. Weerakoon (St. Anthony’s) bt M. Siraj (Trinity) 3-0’ M. Singharachi (Kingswood) bt Akila Dodankotuwa (Vidyartha) 2-1; Kavinda Ratnamalala (Trinity) bt M.D. Karunaraja (Kingswood) 3-1; M. Athauda (Dharmaraja) bt Senal Seneviratne (Kingswood) 3-2; Dilshan Bandara (Kingswood) bt R. Jayasuriya (Trinity) 3-1.