Shenali, Dhanya in upset wins

by Ranjan ANANDAPPA

There were two upset wins by Shenali Weerasekera (12) who defeated Vinuri Wickremaratne ranked number (5), 6-3, 6-3, and Dhanya Madugalle (16) beating ranked number 8 Sherene Wijesinghe 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the girls under-18 singles category at the Junior National Tennis Championship 2010 conducted at the SLTA Courts, Greenpath yesterday.

Girls under-16 singles: Shankari Thayakaran beat Kavindya de Silva 6-3, 7-5. Thewuni Devaraja beat Shashini Madugalle 6-1, 6-0.

Boys under-18 singles: Umesh Jayawickrema beat Amitha Weerasinghe 6-3, 6-0.

Girls under-18 singles:

Dinushki Ranasinghe beat Indeewari Wijesekera 6-3, 6-1. Shenali Weerasekera beat Vinuri Wickremaratne 6-3, 6-3. Amritha Muthiah beat Suriyam Thasurika 6-0, 6-0. Dhanya Madugalle beat Sherene Wijesinghe 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Boys under-12 singles: Joshua Jayaratne beat Nuwantha Dissanayake 6-2, 6-2. Jerique Rajapakse beat Avindra Perera 6-1, 6-3. Viranka Fernando beat Shivanka Silva 6-2, 6-0. Nadir Nazar beat Sebastian Sansoni 6-2, 6-3. Andrew Muthiah beat Aravindan Rajenthran 6-0, 6-0.

Girls under-14 singles: Shashini Mudalige beat Melissa Jayawardena 6-3, 6-2. Hasindi Lokuge beat Kaveesh Gallage 6-0, 6-0. Chalini Goonethileka beat Thewuni Devaraja 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Oshani Wickremasinghe beat Asalya Bandara 6-0, 6-0.