SSC Open Tennis Tournament Tania, Tuvini, Dinara advance to semis

By M. Shamil Amit

Tania Doloswala along with Tuvini de Alwis and Dinara de Silva came out victorious in the quarter-final encounters of the SSC Open Tennis Tournament played at the SSC tennis courts in Colombo yesterday.

Tania overcame Dahamna Methsandi while de Alwis got the better of Ruvi Lewkebandara and de Silva defeated Dewmini Warnasuriya by the identical winning margins of two sets to nil.

Results

Quarter-finals:
Singles: Girls Under 18 – Tania Doloswala beat Dahamna Methsandi 2-0 (6/0, 6/3), Tuvini de Alwis beat Ruvi Lewkebandara 2-0 (6/2, 6/0), Dinara de Silva beat Dewmini Warnasuriya 2-0 (6/2, 6/0)
Doubles: Women’s Open – Dewmini Warnasuriya/Nishka Vivekanandan beat Ariela de Zoysa/Preethika Chandramohan 2-0 (6/3, 6/2), Neyara Weerawansa/Anjalika Kurera received walkover; Men’s Open – Chathurya Nilaweera/Thevan Wijemanne beat Nisal Hemakumara/Ranmith Herath 2-0 (6/0, 6/3), Ashen Silva/Srinath Udayachandran beat Neshan Gunasekera/Malinda Seneviratne 2-0 (6/1, 6/2)