S. Thomas’ and Ave Maria win at Red Ball Tennis
View(s):S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and Ave Maria Convent Negombo won the boy’s and girls’ championships respectively at the Carlton Junior Cup Red Ball Tennis Championship worked off at the SLTA courts in Colombo.
The Red Ball category was held for the Under-7s tennis players as S. Thomas’ beat Ananda College ‘A’ in the boy’s final while Ave Maria Convent defeated hometown rivals St. Joseph’s Convent Negombo to annex the girls’ championship.
Royal College ‘A’ beat St. Joseph’s College Negombo ‘A’ in the boy’s consolation final while Visakha Vidyalaya won the third place playoff defeating Bishops College.
The tournament which has been a part of the Sri Lankan tennis scene for the past five years is now set to embark on its largest undertaking in its sixth year with over 1000 participants taking part from over 100 schools from 10 regions namely Batticaloa, Jaffna, Ratnapura, Bandarawela, Negombo, Kalutara, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale and Colombo.
In the boy’s category Trinity College ‘A’, St. Joseph’s College Negombo ‘A’, Ananda College ‘A’, Ananda College ‘B’, Royal College ‘A’, Royal College ‘B’, St. Peter’s College Negombo and eventual champs S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia reached the quarter-final stage. St. Joseph’s College Negombo, Visakha Vidyalaya, Bishops College and ultimate winners Ave Maria Convent Negombo qualified for the girls’ semi-final stage. The tournament was held from October 25 to 28 at the SLTA courts in Colombo. – NA