108th Colombo Tennis Championship Dinethya clinch U18 title, Vichinthiya, Ganuka enter final

By M. Shamil Amit 

Dinethya Dharmaratne clinched the Girls Under 18 singles title of the Colombo Tennis Championship when she recorded an easy two sets to nil win over Gehansa Methnadi in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo. 

Meanwhile, in the boy’s category of the age group Vichinthiya Nilaweera and Ganuka Fernando qualified to the final with Nilaweera overcoming Nithila Goonetileke and Fernando receiving a walk over. 

The final is scheduled to be played at the same venue. 

Results: 

Singles:  Final:  
Girls’ Under 18 - Dinethya Dharmaratne beat Gehansa Methnadi 2-0 (6/0, 6/1) 
Boys’ Under 18 - Quarter Finals: Methwan Wijemanne beat Anujan Abeywickrama 2-0 (6/3, 6/0), Nithila Goonetileke beat Louis Knese 2-1 (6/3, 6/7(5), 10/8), Vichinthya Nilaweera beat Methika Wickramasinghe 2-0 (6/1, 6/1), Ganuka Fernando received a walkover from Hasal Ahangama; Semi Finals - Vichinthiya Nilaweera beat Nithila Goonetileke 2-0 (6/0, 6/3), Ganuka Fernando received a walkover from Methwan Wijemanne