Senura and Bimandee win

Senura Silva (Ananda College) and Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College) stamped their class in the Under 15 Boys and Girls events at the Western Province Table Tennis event which was worked at the Thomian Indoor Courts in Mount Lavinia recently. Both once again showed their power to win the Under 18 events as well.

Boys Under 15 Quarter Finals: Senura Silva (Ananda College) beat Hareen Nimdinu (Dharmashoka Ambalangoda) 11/5, 11/5, 11/5, Janith Batugedara (Royal College) beat Kakeru Hennayaka (Ananda College) 11/8, 11/7, 11/7, Dewmath Weerasena (Lyceum Nugegoda) beat Haseera Dinusara (Dharmashoka Ambalangoda) 11/9, 12/10, 11/9, Akesh Dimantha (Vidyartha Kandy) beat Vinuka Gunawardena (Royal College) 11/8, 11/8, 11/6.

Semi-Finals: Senura Silva beat Janith Batugedara 11/5, 11/6, 11/6, Akesh Dimantha bt Dewmath Weerasena 11/8, 11/7, 13/11.

Final: Senura Silva beat Akesh Dimantha 13/10, 11/9, 11/6 

Girls Under 15 Quarter finals: Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood Kandy) beat Shenali Mendis (Musaeus College) 11/5, 11/3, 11/3, Heshi Nirmi (Prajapathi Ambalangoda) beat Sandithie Jayasinghe (Musaeus College) 11/9.  11/7, 14/16, 12/10, Nadithi Rehansa (Prajapathi Ambalangoda) beat Minna Hassim (Ladies College) 13/11, 10/12, 11/4, 11/9, Oneli Lehansa (Musaeus College) beat Lesanya Sethumdee (Dharmashoka Ambalangoda) 11/3, 11/7, 11/8.

Semi-Finals: Bimandee Bandara beat Heshi Nirmi 11/5, 11/7, 11/7 and Oneli Lehansa beat Nadithi Rehansa 9/11, 6/11, 13/11, 13/11, 11/3.

Final: Bimandee Bandara beat Oneli Lehansa 11/3, 11/3, 11/5

Boys Under 18 Quarter Finals: Senura Silva (Ananda College) beat Chanul Dulshen (Dharmashoka Ambalangoda) 11/5, 11/7, 11/7, Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College) beat Yasiru Maleesha (Vidyartha Kandy), Chandupa Alahkoon (Kingswood Kandy) beat Hasitha Udara (Kingswood Kandy) 13/11, 6/11, 12/10, 12/10 and Dhanushka Wijesinghe (Kingswood Kandy) beat Hiruna Warasuwithana (Ananda College).

Semi Finals: Senura Silva beat Thisas Ranchagoda 11/4, 11/13, 11/7, 11/3 and Chandupa Alahakoon beat Dhanushka Wijesinghe 10/12, 11/9, 11/9, 11/6.

Final: Senura Silva beat Chandupa Alahakoon 5/11, 15/13, 11/6, 3/11, 11/7

Girls Under 18 Semi Finals: Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood) beat Maneesha Shalindi (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 11/7, 11/5, 11/7 and Jithara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies College) beat M.H.K Kavindi (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 6/11, 11/7, 7/11, 13/11, 11/8.

Final: Bimandee Bandara beat Jithara Warnakulasuriya 11/8, 11/6, 13/11. (SJ)