Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

DINESHKANT­HAN, SHARMAL CLASH IN MEN’S OPEN FINAL

- BY M. SHAMIL AMIT

Defending champion Dineshkant­han Thangaraja­h and Sharmal Dissanayak­e set up a final showdown in the Men’s Open Singles when they won their respective semi-final matches in the Sri Lanka Clay court Tennis Nationals which continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo yesterday.

Dineshkant­han overcame Chathurya Nilaweera 6-2, 7-5 and Sharmal had the better of Ruston Ali 6-0, 6-1. The final is scheduled for today.

In the Women’s Open Singles quarterfin­als, top seed Janali Manemperi defeated Tharani Alexander and the bottom seed Anjalika Kurera defeated Senuri Alexander.

Meanwhile, the top seeds in the Women’s Open Doubles sisters Anika and Alana Seneviratn­e will clash against the bottom seeds and the defending champions Savini Jayasuriya and Janali Manamperi which is in fact a repeat of last year’s final.

The Boys’ Under-18 top seed Luca Knese advanced to the final

with an easy win over Ashen Silva and he will meet the winner of the clash between Apna Perera and Chathurya Nilaweera.

RESULTS (SEMI-FINALS):

Singles:

(Girls’ Under-14) – Hasali Gajaba beat Oneli Samarawick­rama 6-3, 6-1. H. Hew Thalagahag­e beat Saajida Razick 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.

Boys’ Under-16 – Thehan Wijemanne beat Rakesh Ratnasingh­am 6-0, 6-2. Nelaka Dissanayak­e beat Shevindra Perera 6-2, 6-3.

Boys’ Under-18 – Luca Knese beat Ashen Silva 7-5, 6-0.

Men’s Open – Sharmal Dissanayak­e beat Ruston Ali 6-0, 6-1. Dineshkant­han Thangaraja­h beat Chathurya Nilaweera 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles:

Women’s Open – Anika Seneviratn­e/alana Seneviratn­e beat Oneli Perera/sethmi Sumanaweer­a 6-2, 6-0. Janali Manemperi/savini Jayasuriya beat Senuri Alexander/ Tharani Alexander 6-0, 6-3.

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Sharmal Dissanayak­e

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