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Sri Lanka reach semis in ITF U14 event
Sri Lanka boys and girls teams reached the semi-finals finals of the ITF World Junior Tennis Boys and Girls 14 and Under Asia/Oceania pre qualifying tournament continued at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts on Thursday.
Both teams won their two singles events to secure the passage to the semi-finals.In the girls event Sandithi Usgodaarachchi and Akesha Silva overcame their Pacific Oceania counterparts in straight sets. In the boys singles events Risith Somaratne and Ashlin de Silva recoded victories against their Myanmar opponents.
Results
Girls quarter finals
1st singles match
Sandithi Usgodaarachchi beat Alexandria Chand (Pacific Oceania)6-1, 6-1.
2nd singles match
Akesha Silva beat Colita Hakena (Pacific Oceania) 6-1, 6-2.
Boys quarter-finals
1st singles match
Risith Somaratna beat Dar Woo (Myanmar) 3-6 7-5, 7-6.
2nd singles match
Ashlin de Silva beat Phee Sar Sei (Myanmar) 7-6 6-1.