Vichinthya Nilaweera entered boys’ U-18 singles final of the 2021 SL Clay Court National at SLTA, Colombo. Photo IshanWanniarachchiHasali Gajaba got through to girls’ singles Under-16 and 18 finals while Ruvi Lewkebandara entered finals of both U-14 and 16 girls’ singes at the Sri Lanka Clay Court Tennis Nationals, now on at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) in Colombo. The tournament is sponsored by HNB and Hutch Telecom. Results:Boys’ U-14 semi-final:Methwan Wijemannene beat Senuk Herath 6/3, 5/7, 11/9Lisal Goonathilake beat Tharuk Marasinghe 7/5, 6/7 (7/6), 10/3Girls’ U-16 semi-final:Ruvi Lewkebandara beat Saajida Razick 6/3, 5/7, 10/4Hasali Gajaba beat Dinethya Dharmaratne 6/0, 7/6 (7/3)Boys’ U-16 semi-final:Wenuka Kithnula beat Ransath Peiris 3/6, 7/5, 10/6Hasal Ahangama beat Vichinthya Nilaweera 6/3, 6/0Girls’ U-18 semi-final:Hasali Gajaba beat Dinethya Dharmaratne 5/7, 7/5, 10/6Saajida Razick beat Dahamna Methsadani 6/2, 6/0Boys’ U-18 semi-final:Dilvan Hearth beat Rakesh Rathnasingham 6/1, 6/4Vichinthya Nilaweera walk-over from Thehan Wijemanne

Source: The Nation April 19, 2021 02:05 UTC