Tennis: Kandy Garden Club conducts Open 'C' Grade Tournament

Yuthila Hettiarachchi, Nipuna Nuwan, Rakesh Rathnasinham, Srinath Udaya Chandran, Ruvi Lewkebandara, Heshani Imanga and Sethmi Sumanaweera walked away with Tennis Singles crowns at the Kandy Garden Club – All-Island Open 'C' Grade Ranking Tennis Tournament 2016 concluded at the Garden Club Tennis Courts in Kandy. 

Yuthila Hettiarachchi, a student of Ananda College Colombo, pocketed a double in the Under-10 Boys category. 

He outplayed Sineth Dassanayake 7-4 to annex the Singles title and then partnered by Rimitha Perera, went on to beat Kavan Senadeera and Tehan Senanayake 4-0 in the Doubles event. 

Heshani Imanga of OKI Negombo, was the only contestant who qualified for both Girls Under-12 and Under-14 Singles finals. 

She beat Ashanthi Senavirathna of Ave Maria Convent Negombo 4-1, 5-4 to win the Under-12 Singles but she lost to Sethmi Sumanaweera 1-4, 2-4 in the Under-14 Singles final to end up as runner-up.    

The three-day ranking tournament conducted by Kandy Garden Club together with Sri Lanka Tennis Association saw 320 competitors from Colombo, Kandy, Matale, Negombo, Kurunegala and Ratnapura taking part. Manoj Fonseka officiated as the SLTA Tournament Referee, while Ravi Ramanathan of Kandy Garden Club functioned as the Tournament Director. 

Results 

Singles

Boys 

Under-10: 
Champion – Yuthila Hettiarachchi; Runner-up – Sineth Dassanayake, Yuthila beat Sineth 7-4 

Under-12: 
Champion – Nipuna Nuwan; Runner-up – Avishka Dilshan, 
Nipuna beat Dilshan 9-7 

Under-14: 
Champion – Rakesh Rathnasingham; Runner-up – Gayanath Senadeera, Rakesh beat Senadeera 4-2, 4-2 

Under-18: 
Champion – Srinath Udaya Chandran; Runner-up – Malitha Senanayaka, 
Udaya Chandran beat Malith 4-1, 4-1 

Girls 

Under-10: 

Champion – Ruvi Lewkebandara; Runner-up – Shenaya Tissera, 
Ruvi beat Tissera 7-3 

Under-12: 
Champion – Heshani Imanga; Runner-up – Ashanthi Seneviratne, Heshani beat Ashanti 4-1, 5-4 

Under-14: 
Champion – Sethmi Sumanaweera; Runner-up – Heshani Imanga, Sumanaweera beat Heshani 4-1, 4-2 

Doubles 

Boys 

Under-10: 
Champions – Uthila Hettiarachchi and Rimitha Perera; Runners-up – Kavan Senadeera and Tehan Senanayaka 
Uthila and Rimitha beat Kavan and Tehan 4-0 

Under-18: Champions – Binura Jayawardhana and Naveen Pieris; Runners-up – Malith Senanayaka and Chamuth Samaraweera 
Binura and Naveen beat Malith and Chamuth 4-2 

Girls 

Under-10: Champions – Shenaya Tissera and Vishmi Serasinghe; Runners-up – Shashinika Chandrasiri and Arushi Thomas 
Shenaya and Vishmi beat Shashinika and Arushi 5-3