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British School shine at All-Island Tennis Tourney
The Island
|September 30, 2025
The British School in Colombo (BSC) created history when they clinched the first-ever Under-12 Boys’ Division III Championship at the SLTA-Yeti All-Island Inter-Schools Tennis Tournament Team Competition 2025 played for the Arjan Perera Memorial Trophy and held at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo.
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The BSC Under-12 Boys' Tennis Team
The BSC Under-12 Boys team competed in the tournament for the very first time. Avyn Abeywardene (9), Rahel Palisena (9) and Talib Imran (11) formed the team.
This story is from the September 30, 2025 edition of The Island.
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