Dissanayake family - record 19 trophies at Kandy district tennis

by S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Corr.

TENNIS:The Dissanayake family - pappa Anura, mamma Mala and their off springs Dilenthi and Dilantha carved a name for themselves in tennis in the hill capital, when they, together, won a record 19 trophies at the Kandy District Annual Tennis Tournament 2009 organised by the 131 year-old Kandy Garden Club worked off at the Club's tennis courts in Kandy.

Not satisfied with this, Dilantha and Dilenthi also won the prestigious player of the tournament awards for men and women's respectively to complete the rout of the other participants.Daughter Dilenthi was unbeaten throughout the tournament and won five championships. Pappa Anura and Mamma Mala won one championship each while sonna boy Dilantha won a whopping six championships. When the announcer announced the names of the winners at the awards ceremonies. It was also interesting to see that often family members competing each other at many a final. It went this way .... Dilenthi beat her mother Mala to win the women's open singles championship. In the 'Mixed' open doubles partnered by her brother, this duo beat father Anura and mother Mala. The Chief Guest at the occasion and Mayor of Kandy L. B. Aluwihare said, that the Kandy Garden Club was formed 131 years ago by the expatriate planters in the area and it has done yeoman service to promote tennis over their years.

The results of the finals:

Under 11 Boys Singles: Azam Niyas beat Akhil Rajawaram 7/0

Under 11 Girls Singles: Dviashaniya beat Durakashini Pavibhan 7/4. Under 13 Boys Singles: Dilantha Dissanayake beat H. Manoharan 7/3.

Under 13 Girls Singles: Nimaya Ganhewa beat Hiruni Weerasekera 7/4.,Under 13 Boys Doubles: Dilantha Dissanayake & Thoshitha Ratnakumara beat Azaam Niyaz & H. Manoharan 7/4.

Under 15 Boys Singles Dilantha Dissanayake beat Brindley Weerasekera 7/2.

Under 15 Girls Singles: Lihini Ekanayake beat Glory Nagendra 7/4.

Under 15 Boys Doubles : Dilantha Dissanayake & Diyath Hassan beat Navin Ellepola & H. Manoharan 7/1.

Under 15 Girls Doubles: Anesh Nagendra & Agalya Somasunderam beat Indija Gunesekera & Anandaa Baskaran 7/2.

Under 17 Boys Doubles: Inaam Niyas & Shaam Niyas beat Dilantha Dissanayake & Brindley Weerasekera 7/3.

Under 19 Girls Singles: Dilenthi Dissanayake beat Tania Krishnamenon 7/1.

Under 19 Girls Doubles: Dilenthi Dissanayake & Imasha Weerasinghe beat Therangika Hangawatte & Sanduni Jayasinghe 9/0.

Under 19 Boys Doubles: Dilantha Dissanayake & M. Kumudhan beat Shaam Niyas & Imaam Niyas 9/6.

Mens's Open Singles: Rasanga Tissera beat Inaam Niyas 9/3.

Women's Open Singles: Dilenthi Dissanayake beat Mala Dissanayke 9/4.

Men's Open Doubles: Rasanga Tissera & Bhathiya Wasala beat Dr. Anura Dissanayake & Dilantha Dissanayake 9/6.

Women's Open Doubles : Mala Dissanayake & Dilenthi Dissanayake beat Ruwanthi Karunaratne & Chathurika Senanayake 9/1.

Mixed Open Doubles: Dilantha Dissanayake & Dilenthi Dissanayake beat Dr. Anura Dissanayake & Mala Dissanayake 9/3.

Veterans' Singles: Tissanayake Ratnayake beat Chandana Sirimalwatte 9/3.

Verterns' Doubles: Dr. Anura Dissanayake & Mohamed Razik beat Tissa Ratnayake & Taylor Mathew 9/7.