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…
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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…
COLOMBO, June 6 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka enjoyed a memorable day at the SSC ITF J30 Week 2 Tennis Tournament as Aahil Kaleel advanced to the Boys’ Singles final while Dinara de Silva and Yuhansa Peiris set up an all-Sri Lankan Girls’ Singles final at the SSC Courts in Maitland Place, Colombo. Aahil produced a…
COLOMBO, June 4 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s promising youngster Aahil Kaleel of S Thomas’ College Mount Lavina, booked his place in the quarter-finals of the SSC ITF Junior J30 Circuit Week Two Tennis Tournament with a convincing straight-sets victory at the SSC Tennis Courts in Maitland Place, Colombo. The second-round win ensured Aahil’s passage to…
COLOMBO, June 3 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s top-ranked junior player Dinara de Silva and fellow Sri Lankan Yuhansa Peiris powered their way into the girls’ quarter-finals of the SSC ITF Junior J30 Circuit Week Two Tennis Tournament with impressive second-round victories at the SSC Tennis Courts in Maitland Place, Colombo. The highly-rated Dinara of St…
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s teenage tennis star Ganuka Fernando created history by winning the Boys’ Singles title at the J30 Nairobi ITF Tournament in Kenya, becoming the first Sri Lankan boy to win an overseas ITF junior tournament title in 13 years. The 16-year-old St. Peter’s College student defeated Britain’s Haqim…
COLOMBO, May 1 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka Tennis Association announced that NOLIMIT has come on board as the Official Clothing Sponsor for the Sri Lanka Junior National Tennis Teams for 2026, in a key boost for the country’s young players, at a press conference held at the SLTA Headquarters in Colombo. The partnership is expected…
NUWARA ELIYA, Apr 19 – (ePRESS) – Methvan Wijemanne of Royal College Colombo and Akeesha Silva of Newstead College Negombo emerged as the standout champions, winning the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Hill Club Tennis Tournament 2026, which concluded in Nuwara Eliya last Friday. Wijemanne produced a flawless performance in the men’s final,…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 8 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka has become a top destination for international tennis tournaments and a fast-growing hub in Asia, with the country now hosting a packed calendar of global events that is directly benefiting local players and tourism, according to Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) President Iqbal Bin Issack. “A…