Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- Sri Lanka's junior tennis teams, comprising Risith Somaratne and Ashlin de Silva for the boys, and Sandithi Usgodaarachchi and Akesha Silva for the girls, secured victories over Myanmar and Pacific Oceania, propelling them into the semi-finals of the ITF World Junior Tennis Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.

In the girls' quarter-finals match against Pacific Oceania, Sri Lanka emerged triumphant with a 2-0 victory. Sandithi Usgodaarachchi of Sri Lanka defeated Alexandria Chand of Pacific Oceania with a score of 6-1, 6-1 in the first singles match, while Akesha Silva of Sri Lanka secured another win by defeating Colita Hakena of Pacific ...