COLOMBO, Oct 03 (ePRESS) – Thirteen-year-old Nileish Mithun Brahman has quickly emerged as a promising junior tennis player in Sri Lanka, reaching two finals at the ATF Colombo Week Two tournament in 2026 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo after building his game from the age of six in Oman. A student…
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COLOMBO, Sep 25 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Revaan Amarasinghe, Mansilu Jayakody, Adheena Kaleel and Thalia Silva won their opening singles matches at the ATF Under-14 Boys’ and Girls’ Colombo Week 1 tennis tournament at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo. Amarasinghe beat Hong Kong’s Theodore Su 4-0, 4-1 in the boys’ first round,…
COLOMBO, August 21 (ePRESS) – Annaya Norbert and Ashlin de Silva captured the girls’ and boys’ Under-16 singles titles respectively, while Zacharia Akbar and Thiyansa de Silva won the Under-12 crowns at the YETI-powered Sri Lanka Tennis Nationals 2026 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo. Norbert of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya, produced…
COLOMBO, August 10 (ePRESS) – Royal College’s Dehan Wickramasinghe and Colombo International School’s Samira Fernando emerged as the top Under-16 players at the 111th Colombo Tennis Championships at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts in Colombo, with Dehan completing a double by winning both the Boys’ Under-16 Singles and Doubles titles while Samira captured the…
COLOMBO, July 7 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka Davis Cup front liner Thehan Wijemanne continued his golden run at the Vision Care 111st Colombo Championship 2026 when he teamed up with Biyanka Acquistapace to win the mixed doubles title in commanding style at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association clay courts in Colombo. Thehan and Biyanka produced…
COLOMBO, July 7, 2026 (ePRESS) – Seventeen-year-old Saha Kapilasena will take the biggest step of his young tennis career when he makes his Davis Cup debut for Sri Lanka at the 2026 Asia/Oceania Group IV tournament in Colombo from July 22 to 25, earning his national call-up after steady progress on the international junior circuit….
COLOMBO, July 6 (ePRESS) – Thehan Wijemanne’s return to the Colombo Championship crown was more than another title win. It was a strong reminder of his class, patience and staying power as the top seed beat Luka Knese 6-2, 6-2 to win the men’s open singles title at the Vision Care 111th Colombo Championship 2026…
MALAYSIA, June 16 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka secured a convincing 2-1 victory over Laos in their Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group II tie at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Akeesha Silva and Dinara de Silva won their singles matches to seal the contest before Laos claimed the doubles encounter. Akeesha Silva…
COLOMBO, June 11 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s young women’s tennis team will begin their campaign at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Asia/Oceania Group II in Kuala Lumpur on June 15, aiming to secure promotion to the higher Group I competition next year. A total of 10 nations will compete in the prestigious…
COLOMBO, June 11 (ePRESS) – The Vision Care Colombo Tennis Championships 2026, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most prestigious ‘A’ Grade tennis tournaments, will begin on June 19 (Friday) at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) clay courts in Colombo, featuring a record number of entries and the largest prize pool in the tournament’s…