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doubles for Thilini and Kalpani Thilini Piyadasa, an old boy of Vidyartha College Kandy and a graduate from Sri Jayawardenapura University, was in a class of his own as he demolished Tarindu Samaraweera of S. Thomas’ Mt.Lavinia, a winner of the STC Colours ‘blue’ award given to outstanding performance in the sport, by four sets to two in a marathon six setter. This is the first time that a graduate has won the national TT title. Kalpani Herath, an advance level student of Girl’s High School Kandy, came back after two years to win the title with a four sets to two win over former national champion Deepika Rodrigo. Deepika is also an old girl of Girl’s High School Kandy and is now attached to Lake House Colombo. Both Kalpani and Deepika have won the national singles titles earlier. In the men’s quarter finals last year’s champion Charitha Rangana lost to Rohan Sirisena while in the women’s semi-finals last year’s champion Ishari Maduranga crashed to Deepika Rodrigo. Kalpani Herath won a double at the contest taking the women’s singles and women’s doubles crowns. Thilini Piyadasa also bagged a double annexing the men’s singles and doubles. Results (Men) Semi-finals – Thilini Piyadasa beat Rohan Sirisena; Tarindu Samaraweera beat Indika Prasad. Women’s Final – Kalpani Herath beat Deepika Rodrigo 6-11, 11-1,8-11,11-9,11-11,14-12. Men’s Final – Thilini Piyadasa beat Tarindu Samaraweera 11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5,11-8. Women’s Doubles Final – Kalpani Herath and Nandani Abeygunewardena beat Jayamali Udagedera and Hemali Wimalaratne 11-2, 7-11,11-9, 7-11. Men’s Doubles Final- Rohan Sirisena and Tilini Piyadasa beat B.N.B.Jayasinghe and Tarindu Samaraweera 11-4, 14-12,3-11, 11-8. Mixed Doubles Final – Deepika Rodrigo and G.N.Liyanage beat Ishan Maduranga and D.P.H. Sajith 5-11, 9-11, 11-9, 5-11. |
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