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Bishop’s College clinch Under 15 girls’ tennis title
All Island Schools Tennis Tournament
Bishop’s College clinched the Under 15 Girls’ title of the All Island Schools Tennis tournament as they beat Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala 3-1 in the final played at Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Thursday.
Venuli Jayasinghe gave Maliyadeva a singles win with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Bishop’s Yuhansa Peiris, but victory in the second singles match by Diyansa de Silva, the first doubles win by Sarah Perera and Siyara Devappriya and a walk over ensured Bishop’s 3-1 triumph.
De Silva beat Nisali Dissanayaka 6-4, 6-1 in her singles encounter.
Sarah Perera and Siyara Devappriya registered a 6-2, 6-1 win over Bovindee Jithsara and Oluni Munasinghe in the first doubles match.
During the round robin stage they overcame Musaeus 3-2 and Maliyadeva 3-2 before knocking out Ladies College 3-0 in the semi-final. In the boys’ semi-finals Ananda College will meet Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala while Royal College encounter Wesley College. The boys’ semi-finals will be played today.