Anjalika outclass top seed Savini

Unseeded Anjalika Kurera continued her winning streak in the ongoing 106th National Tennis Championships when she outclassed top seeded Savini Jayasuriya in the quarter-final encounter of the Women’s Open event played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo yesterday.  

Second seeded Janali Manamperi too won her encounter with ease when she defeated third seeded Saajida Razick while fourth seeded Hasali Gajaba and unseeded Neyara Weerawansa were other two winners to advance to the semi-finals.   (MSA)

Results
Singles:
Quarter Finals:  
Women’s Open – Neyara Weerawansa beat Nesangi Hemakumara 2-0 (6/2, 6/3), Janali Manamperi beat Saajida Razick 2-0 (6/2, 6/3), Anjalika Kurera beat Savini Jayasuriya 2-0 (6/4, 6/3), Hasali Gajaba beat Inuki Jayaweera 2-0 (6/0, 6/0).  
Men’s Open – Chathurya Nilaweera beat Ashen Silva 2-0 (6/4, 6/0), Yasitha de Silva beat Vibuda Wijebandara 2-0 (6/3, 6/6rtd), Luca Knese beat Kiran Vairavanathan 2-1 (1/6, 6/1, 6/2), Thehan Wijemanne beat Zaidh Zihar 2-0 (6/0, 6/0).