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From left: Yeti CEO Malik Perera, Directors Nisheli Perera, Dr. Dilshan Balasuriya, and SLTA President Iqbal Bin Issack at opening ceremony
Over 400 entries from 254 teams are set to participate in the Yeti All-Island Inter-Schools Individual/Team Tennis Tournament, which began at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo yesterday.
The tournament will be played for the Arjan Perera Memorial Trophy for the 15th year with competitors from 60 schools from across all nine provinces set to showcase the very best of school-level tennis in Sri Lanka.
Several schools will be making their first appearance at this year’s tournament, including The British School in Colombo, Royal English School, Matale and Al Huda College, Kurunegala.
The tournament will see individual and team events played over several days, giving young tennis stars from different corners of the island a valuable platform to showcase their talent.
The opening ceremony was graced by several distinguished guests, including SLTA President Iqbal Bin Issack, Yeti Directors Dr. Dilshan Balasuriya, Nisheli Perera, Yeti CEO Malik Perera, AMCOM Manager N.P.M. Bazreen, SLTA Secretary Pradeep Goonasekara, Vice-President Rukmal Cooray, Arjun Fernando and Tennis Development Head Anupa Mathamagoda.
