Club Bentota retains TTSC Beach Volleyball title
Hosts, Club Bentota, Aluthgama retained the Travel Trade Sports Club Beach Volleyball title for the 2nd successive year at the 9th Championships 2015 concluded last Saturday. The event was held on the sandy beaches of Paradise Island, Aluthgama amidst an appreciative local crowd and tourists. Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group sponsored and Club Bentota hosted the event for the 4th successive year. Club Bentota fielded three teams and all of them bagged honours.
Club Bentota ‘B’ team, comprising Lalin Priyankara and Supun Priyankara won the ‘Cup’ championships beating SriLankan Airlines ‘B’, represented by M. Kedis and Chandika Niroshan, 21/16, 21/13; Supun Priyankara from Club Bentota ‘B’ was adjudged the Most Outstanding player of the tournament. Club Bentota ‘A’ team with Sasitha Dhananjaya and Sanju Samodana won the ‘Plate’ Championship, beating their ‘C’ team, competed by G. Sumith Pradeep and Dinesh Silva, 15/9, 15/9; Sasitha Dhananjaya from Club Bentota ‘A’ was adjudged the Most Promising Player.SriLankan Airlines ‘A’ team, comprising T.L.C.D. Silva and Tharindu Perera won the ‘Bowl’ Championship, beating Avani Bentota, 15/3, 15/6; T.L.C.D Silva from SriLankan Airlines ‘A’ was picked as the Best Player.
In the ‘Bowl’ semi-finals SriLankan Airlines ‘A’ beat Centara Ceysands, Aluthgama 21/7, Avani Bentota beat Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara, 21/2. In the ‘Cup’ semi-finals, SriLankan Airlines ‘B’ beat Club Bentota ‘A’ 9/15, 15/13 and 11/3; Club Bentota ‘B’ beat Club Bentota ‘C’ 7/15, 15/9 and 11/6.Awards were presented by the President/ Travel Trade Sports Club, Denesh Silva; Director Sales and Marketing Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group, and the Treasurer/TTSC, Chainthaka Daluwatte and Resident Manager, Club Bentota, Aluthgama, Camillus Cruse. The tournament was marshaled by the National Beach Volleyball Coach, Prasanna Udaya Kumara and was meticulously organised by the new Entertainment Manager, Club Bentota, Aluthgama, L.P. Priyantha.