Dinara bags U-14 singles crown at tennis Nationals

Dinara de Silva of St. Bridgets Convent clinched the girls’ under-14 singles title beating Aroshi Thomas in a closely contested final 7/6(4), 6/3 as the 106th Tennis Nationals worked off at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts yesterday. Both players fought hard from the beginning and Dinara won the first set in a tie-breaker. Dinara had less resistance in the following set as her opponent conceded a comfortable victory in the second set.

Meanwhile Lisal Goonathilake of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia trounced Yuthila Hettiarachchi in easy straight sets (6/1, 6/1) in the boys’ under-14 singles second semifinal. The final between Lisal and Tharuk Marasinghe of Royal College will be played today at the SLTA courts.