Ledama, Uy lead ‘Top 8’ junior winners in San Carlos City netfest
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 08:37:59 +0000
Nilo Ledama completed a golden double in the Rene Gustillo Cup in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
Nilo Ledama and Paula Uy wore down their respective rivals and came away with a pair of abbreviated victories in the premier division of the PPS-PEPP Mayor Rene Gustilo Cup UTP Top 8 Juniors tournament at Sacata Tennis Club in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental last week.
Ledama, the Zambo del Sur ace who swept Group B elims in the two-division side among eight of the country’s top players in the boys’ 18-and-under category, toppled Brent Cortes from Lanao del Norte, 6-3, 6-1, in the crossover semis then stopped Tangub, from Tukuran, also in ZDS, who succumbed to heat and yielded a 6-4 (ret.) result in the finals.
Uy, from Cabatuan, Isabela, also braced for a fierce title duel with the fancied Sydney Enriquez from Zambo del Norte, but took the shorter route in claiming the girls’ 18-U plum with a 1-0 (ret.) victory.
Uy topped the Group B elims with three victories but struggled past Group A No. 2 Krystel Galanza, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9, in the semis while Enriquez also swept Group A then eased out Cebu City’s Pherl Coderos, 6-2, 6-2, in the Final Four.
Sharing the spotlight in the inaugural staging of the event which gathered the best players in nine age categories (boys and girls) from last year’s Unified Tennis Philippines ranking are La Carlota’s Alexa Milliam and John David Velez from Ozamiz (16-U); Manila’s Mica Emana (14-U); Nueva Ecija’s Jayden Ballado and John Prince Lim from Urdaneta (12-U); Dipolog’s Pete Bandala (10-unisex); and Gerald Gemida from Ormoc and Cebu’s Mitch Largo, who shared the boys’ 14-U crown.
Milliam turned back Althea Martirez, 6-2, 7-5, in the crossover semis before foiling Cebu’s Tiffany Nocos, 6-1, 6-4, in the final. Nocos earlier shocked Group A topnotcher Justine Maneja, 6-1, 3-6, 12-10, to earn a crack at the crown in the event presented by San Carlos City and put up by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala.
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