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Royal College claim 19th Royal-Thomian Tennis Encounter
Daily FT
|September 03, 2025
ROYAL College, Colombo, triumphed over S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, with a decisive 3-1 victory in the 19th Royal-Thomian Tennis Encounter, reclaiming the coveted E.F.C. Pereira Challenge Trophy on Saturday.
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The highly anticipated match was held under lights for the first time at the P. Nagendran Tennis Complex, marking a significant return to Royal College's home courts.
Adding a profound dimension to this year's event was a special message from Sukumar Nagendran of the East Coast Foundation, the visionary donor of the state-of-the-art P. Nagendran Tennis Complex. His message, read by Amaranath Fernando of the Royal College Union Tennis Club, articulated an inspiring ambition: to see a Royalist win a Grand Slam, a goal underpinned by Nagendran's commitment to building United States Tennis Association (USTA)-standard courts. This long-term vision for tennis excellence underscored the significance of the encounter and the facilities that hosted it.
This story is from the September 03, 2025 edition of Daily FT.
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