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Anjalika wins third singles title at Colombo Championships
Anjalika Kurera regained the women’s singles title of the Colombo Championships tennis event with a 6-4, 6-0 win in the finals played at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Tuesday.
The Ave Maria Convent, Negombo player beat third seed Neyara Weerawansa to regain the title.
It was her second singles title at the 106th Colombo Championships following the victory in the Under 18 girls’ final a week ago.
In the Under 18 girls’ event Kurera met Weerawansa in the quarter-finals where she scored a 4-1, 4-1 win.
In the women’s singles quarter-finals, Kurera beat Hasali Gajaba 4-1, 4-1, before ousting Tuvini De Alwis 6-1, 6-1 in the semis.
Kurera was the winner of the women’s singles events in 2018 and 2019 before skipping the 2020 edition.