Royal win at Tennis
View(s):Royal College won the Under 19 All Island Public Schools Tennis tournament concluded on the 18th of June 2013 at SLTA Hard Courts in Grand Style without dropping a single match.
The team included 03 former Junior Davis Cup players namely world Junior ranked and Former Captain Sharmal Dissanayake, Vice Captain Dhanushka Abeyawardena and Eroo Samarasinghe.
In a flawless performance Royal College defeated St. Peters College in the final by 3 matches to nil, in the 5 match contest in convincing fashion.
Vice Captain and Junior Davis Cup player Dhanushka Abeyawardena playing the 1st Single defeated Harsha Peiris 6-1,6-1, Eroo Samarasinghe was given a walk over in the 2nd Single by Yoosuf Faizal, captain Udishtran Raviraj and Dasun Fonseka defeated Aaron Asauw and Sasanka Gomes 6-3,6-1 in the 1st Double.
Results of the Ties played by Royal College are as follows
Group Stage beat S. Thomas’ 5-0, beat St. Benedicts 5-0, beat St. Michaels 5-0, beat Trinity 5-0 and beat St. Peters 5-0.
Semi-final beat D.S. Senanayake 3-0
Final Beat St. Peters 3-0
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