Ladies sweep Schools Open Tennis with two titles
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Ladies College Under-19 team
Defending champions Ladies College swept aside the opposition in commanding style as they won both the Under-17 and Under-19 team events at the Schools Open National Tennis Championships at the SLTA courts conducted this week
Ladies drew with Bishop’s College in the first round and won the five-match tie 3/2 with national champion and Sri Lanka’s number one ranked women’s player Anika Seneviratne giving them the perfect start by easily beating Savini Jayasuriya 9/2. Sethara Ambawatte then beat Roshintha Perera 9/2 and Sathi Silva Beat Sangavi Sabesan 9/0 to give Ladies a clean sheet in the Singles.
Bishop’s won both Doubles matches with Seranya Mediwake and Witini de Alwis beating Priasha Unamboowe and Aruni Cooray 9/8 ( 7/3). Senthi Weerasekera and Isuni Darmasiriwardena then got the better of Maneka Madanayake and Anaya Perera 9/4.
Ladies College also beat Methodist College 3/0, Musaeus College 3/0, St. Bridget’s 3/0 and met Bishop’s for a second time in the final which they won 3/1 to clinch the championships once again.
Hillwood College, Kandy upset St. Bridget’s Convent to take third place.
In the Boys Under-17, St. Peter’s College beat Royal College 3/1 to be crowned champions and Ananda College beat St. Sebastian’s College 3/0 in the third place playoff.
In the Girls Under-17 Ladies College beat Visaka Vidiyalaya, Musaeus College and Gateway College to defend their title.
The Ladies’ College Under-19 team comprised of Sethara Ambawatte, Arani Cooray, Priyasha Unamboowe, Anika Seneviratne, Rheanna David, Aanya Perera, Saheli Hapudeniya, Rayaca Taiballie and Menaka Madanayake. The Ladies’ Under-17 team included Alana Seneviratne, Nelumi Cooray, Chavani Karunaratne, Michaela Jayasuriya, Aindri Vairavanadan, Manara Madanayake, Indeevari de Silva, Ayenkha Peiris, Yehali Ranasinghe and Rivinka de Silva.
Ladies College Under-17 team