Smooth sailing for Southern Command

INTER-COMMAND TENNIS

Commodore S.A Weerasinghe was the runner-up at the open event at the annual Inter-Command Tennis Tournament of the Sri Lanka Navy held in the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee.

In the veteran’s event Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon won singles and went on to win the doubles partnering Commodore S.A Weerasinghe. In the Command Championship the victorious Southern Command Team completed the tournament without dropping a single set beating Western Command in the finals.

In addition to Command Championship open singles, open doubles, veteran doubles and singles and championship for novices players were conducted. Southern Command team this year won the overall championship and all other open events excluding novices championship.

The Southern Command Team comprised of Rear Admiral Lakshman llangakoon, Commodore S.A Weerasinghe, Captain A.P.N De Silva and L/PTI A.I.M Mendis. Captain APN De Silva won the open singles and partnered Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon to win the open doubles championship. Results Open singles Champion: Captain. A.P.N De Silva, Runnerup: Commodore. S.A Weerasinghe; Open doubles Champion: Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon; Captain. A.P.N De Silva; Runner-up: Commander K.D.H Perera and Commander D.N Pathberiya; Veteran singles Champion: Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon; Runner-up: Commodore. S.A Weerasinghe;

Veteran doubles Champions: Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon and Commodore. S.A Weerasinghe; Novices singles Champion: Commander. K.A.P.S.K Kariyawasam; Runners-up: Lieutenant. S. Gunasekara.