Savit and Savani crowned prince and princess 103rd National Tennis Championships View(s): View(s):Savit Weerasinghe and Savani Jayasuriya were crowned as the prince and princess of the National Junior circuit, after clinching the Boy’s and Girls’ championships respectively at the 103rd National Tennis Championship at the SLTA courts in Colombo. Eighth seed Savit, overcame sixth seed Chathurya Nilaweera to win the Under-18 Boy’s title while second seed Savani Jayasuriya overcame top seed Janali Manamperi to win the Under-18 Girls’ championship. He met fourth seed Luca Knese in the quarter-final and enjoyed a straight set win – 6/2 and 7/5. In the final Savit continued his cool-headed approach to claim the first set 6/1 until Chathurya bounced back to claim the second set 6/3 turning the final into a thrilling affair. In the Girls’ Under-18 final, Savini faced tough opposition from her doubles partner Janali Manamperi in a final that was a thriller.

Source: Sunday Times September 08, 2018 19:07 UTC