Super 'A' grade Tennis underway

The Super 'A' grade Colombo Tennis Championships held for the 101st year commenced on July 13 and will continue till July 27. So far enthralling tennis has been played by the youngsters at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA ) courts.

Dihansa Sethumalee beat Avanthi Joshua 7-0, Amuthuni Shanthakumar beat Samritha Jegan 7-6 (4), Vayuni Amerasinghe beat Shemali Abeygunawardena 7-5, Judith Samuel beat Bashini Silva 7-2, Charunya Prasannakumar received a w/o from Tharinsa Sathnadi, Nethra Karunathilake received a w/o from Manumi Peries.

Sandul Kumarasinghe beat Nikhil Nanayakkara 7-2, Adeesh Fernando beat Buddhima Amerasinghe 7-0, Rishikesh Brahman beat Rimitha Perera 7-0, Vivek Pethiyagoda beat Sanidhu Perera 7-2, Tharen Nanayakkara beat Omira Adikari 7-4, Nadil Adikariwattage beat Sineth Dassanayake 7-5, Eran Abeywardena beat Seniru Goonathilake 7-2, Dulran Cooray beat Seshan Kumarasinghe 7-5, Tharuk Marasinghe beat Archana Padumadasa 7-1, Kawshika Fonseka beat Chanul Hewawasam 7-1, Louis -Eliah Knese received a w/o from Savitha Kumarasinghe, Virul Amarapala beat Janura Patabendige 7-1, Amrik Wettimuny beat Kemith Rajapakse 7-3, Shrenik Kagoo beat Tharul Godamune 7-1, Thisul Godamune beat Luvya Seelanatha 7-3, Kenuka Mansitha beat Sonith Rajapakse 7-3.

Arella De Zoysa beat Tiara Ganegama 7-4, Anne Sinethma Dilani beat Ariana Jayasekera 7-2, Thimanya Ellepola beat Minuki Wanniarachchi 7-4, Kawashalya Mahendran beat Liliy Wijesekera 7-2, Senuthi Mahadevan beat Dahamna Methsandi 7-2, Sakithma Silva beat Mahindra Bandara 7-6 (6), Nelasi De Silva received a w/o from Nesangi Hemakumara and Saajida Razick received a w/o from Dasuni Wijeratne.

Ushira Chandrasoma received a w/o from Seshan Kumarasinghe,Talal Sabry beat Thisanda Bellanaarachchi 7-4, Hesera Kuruppu beat Ravindra Anuradha 7-5, Himath Hettihewa beat Ashan Fernando 7-2, Senuk Gunaratne beat Dhanushka Dias 7-4, Rayan Fernando beat Venuk Jayasinghe 7-3, Methwan Wijemanne received a w/o from K. Ilakkiyan, Thilina Dissanayake beat Yushane Perera 7-0.

Akira Perera beat Janindu Rathnayake 7-0, Nayana Meeruppage beat Hasal Ahangama 7-2, Janith Wickremanayake beat Talal Sabry 7-2, Vibushith Divyanjala beat Vineth Dharmaratne 7-0, Anujaya Abeywickrema beat Inuka Algama 7-1, N. Anuhas beat Menura Patabendige 7-1, Sathika Silva beat Mohammed Maharoof 7-1, Miran Abeywardena beat Ravindra Anuradha 7-3.

Chathurya Nilaweera beat Sahan Weerasooriya 7-2, Mohammed Ghouse beat N. Anuhas 7-3, Janith Wickremanayake beat Bilal Sabry 7-4, Miran Abeywardena beat Thisal Guneratne 7-0, Pasindu Bandara beat Janindu Rathnayaka 7-6 (4), Randev Seneviratne beat Janith Munasinghe 7-6 (3), Kaveesha Anuradha beat Ajanthan Jayaseelan 7-6 (2), Sethsara Dias beat Janek Akhila 7-3.

Senal Hemakumara beat M. Nithun 9-4, Akil Ismail beat Naveen Peiris 9-1, A. Niranjan beat Eranga Goonawardena 9-4.

Sheal Karunaratne beat Pratheep Kumar 6-0 6-2, Luca Emanuel Knese beat Suriya Karunanayake 6-0 6-1, Ruwan Fernando beat Richard Samarawickrema 7-5 6-4, Vikum Jayasuriya beat Upali Gunasekera 6-3 6-1, Mihindu Samarasinghe beat Samitha Hettiarachchi 6-0 6-0, Sujeewa Gamage beat Senal Hemakumara 7-5 6-1, Praneel Jasinghe beat Jerome Norbet 6-1 6-0, Vihan Herath beat L.C.V. Siriwardena 7-6(5) 6-3.