Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Sri Lanka's rising tennis stars excelled on the opening day at the ITF World Junior Tennis boys' and girls' Asia/Oceania Pre Qualifying event, which kicked off at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) in Colombo yesterday.

In the Sri Lanka versus UAE match, the Sri Lankan team triumphed with a score of 3-0. Risith Somararatna of Ananda College secured the victory in the first singles match by defeating Rashid Almaeeni from UAE with a dominating score of 6-0, 6-0.

Following suit, Ashlin de Silva of St Peter's College claimed victory in the second singles match against Mohamed Al Ali with a score of 6-1, 6-0.

The Peterite duo of Ashlin de Silva and Mayoorsn Kubherane sealed the win for Sri Lanka in the first doubl...