Ladies' retain Higgins Trophy with a 48-4 win over Musaeus
By Sajeewa Jayakody
Ladies' College rowers continued their winning streak by winning the
Annual Regatta for the fourth consecutive year and retained the
prestigious Marie Musaeus Higgins Trophy by overcoming Musaeus College
convincingly by 48 points to 4 at the Colombo Rowing Club, Beira Lake
yesterday.
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Ladies' College skipper Anoushka Tissera (in the rear) and
Yellani Rasaputhra on their way to win the 'A' Double Sculls
in the 11th Ladies' -Musaeus Regatta at the Beira Lake
yesterday. Pic Vipula Amarasinghe |
The Flower Road schoolgirls, who were leading by 36-4 before the
final event, won the prestigious Boat Race -A Fours with a record
equalling three minutes and 58 seconds competing in the outside course.
Ladies' College A Fours (Boat Race) crew comprising Isebella Sansoni,
Thiranya Fernando, Ishara Abbey, Anika Ahamed, Tehani Walpola rowed to
victory by two seconds as Musaeus College rowers - Dilki Wijesekara,
Malki Wijesekara, Ranuli Wickramasekara Janethri Marapana and Mayanthi
Weerakoon finished in four minutes.
Results:
'A' Scull: Ishara Abbey (Ladies' College) 4min 20sec beat Janethri
Marapana (Musaeus College) 4min 24sec
'B' Scull: Yellani Rasaputhra (Ladies' College) 4min 22sec beat
Senuri de Silva (Musaeus College) 4min 27sec
'A' Pair: Isabella Sansoni/Thiranya Fernando (Ladies' College) 4min
11sec
beat Dilki Wijesekara/Janethri Marapana (Musaeus College) 4min 17sec
'B' Pair: Ranuli Wickramasekera/Malki Wijesekera (Musaeus College)
4min 22sec beat Tarea Karunaratne/Davina Koch (Ladies' College) 4min
34sec
'A' Double Scull: Anoushka Tissera/Yellani Rasaputhra (Ladies'
College) 4min 20sec beat Janethri Marapana/Dilki Wijesekera (Museaus
College) 4min 24sec
'B' Double Scull: Anika Ahamed/Ishara Abbey (Ladies' College) 4min
22sec beat Janisha Ratnayake/Senuri de Silva (Musaeus College) 4min
27sec
Old Girls' Fours: Sarith Ratnayake/Hiruni Mendis/Suleka Karannagoda/Nathira
Wijemanne/Muthu Lamahewa (Museaus College) 4min 38sec beat Shiyanka de
Zylva/Ashani Welikala/Anishka Gomesz/Umaya Gunasena/Marihan Idroos
(Ladies' College) 4min 51sec
'C' Four (Exhibition Race): Dihanie Amarasinghe/Shannon Perera/Ashmitha
Gunaratne/Nihara Waravita/Thiranya Abeyratne (Ladies' College) 4min
18sec beat Isuri Kumarasinghe/Binali de Alwis/Maedhini de Alwis/Anuki
Hewamallika/Muthu Lamahewa (Museaus College) 4min 30sec
'B' Fours: Anoushka Tissera/Chanika Goonetilleka/Tarea Karunartne/Davina
Koch/Ashmitha Gooneratne (Ladies' College) 4min 10sec beat AShwini
Jayatilake/Janisha Ratnayake/Ovini Paranagama/Senuri de Silva/Mayanthi
Weerakoon (Museaus College) 4min 18sec
'A' Fours (Boat Race): Isebella Sansoni/Thiranya Fernando/Ishara
Abbey/Anika Ahamed/Tehani Walpola (Ladies' College) 3min 58sec beat
Dilki Wijesekara/Maliki Wijesekara/Ranuli Wickramasekera/Janethri
Marapana/Mayanthi Weerakoon (Museaus College) 4min |
