Kiran, Dinethya/Saajida bag second major title
Reigning junior national champions Kiran Vairawanathan and the pair of Dinethya Dharmaratne and Saajida Razick bagged their second major title when they won their final encounters in the 105th Colombo Tennis Championship at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday.
Kiran coasted to a comfortable 2-0 win over Zaidh Zihar in the Boys Under-16 Singles while Dinethya and Saajida won in straight sets against the pair of Hasali Gajaba and Minuki Wanniarachchi in the Girls Under-16 Doubles.
Meanwhile in two other Singles finals that were worked off yesterday, Hasali Gajaba in the Girls Under-16 and Chathurya Nilaweera in the Boys Under-18, both losing finalists in the National championship emerged victorious.
However, the two players had to pull out all the tricks out of their bag before coming out victorious by two sets to one and emerge champions in the two events.
The Boys Under-18 Doubles final will be played today. It will be a repeat of the National championship final between top seeded pair Chathurya Nilaweera and Thehan Wijemanne the champions, clashing with the second seeded pair of Kavisha Ratnayake and Luca Knese.
Results
Singles Finals
Boys Under-16: Kiran Vairawanathan beat Zaidh Zihar 2-0 (6/2, 6/3)
Girls Under-16: Hasali Gajaba beat Saajida Razick 2-1 (6/3, 3/6, 12/10)
Boys Under-18: Chathurya Nilaweera beat Thehan Wijemanne 2-0 (7/5, 6/3)
Girls Under-18: Oneli Perera beat Vishmi Serasinghe 2-1 (4/6, 7/6(4), 10/5).
Doubles Final
Girls Under-16: Dinethya Dharmaratne / Saajida Razick beat Hasali Gajaba / Minuki Wanniarachchi 2-1 (6/1, 6/4)