PPS tennis levels up, holds nat’l collegiate tilt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:43:43 +0000

The Palawan Pawnshop goes a notch higher in its commitment to boost local tennis, holding the PalawanPay National Collegiate Championships beginning Thursday (Nov. 10) at the Philippine Columbian Association outdoor courts at Plaza Dilao in Manila. The field features player-students gearing up for the UAAP and NCAA wars with the men’s and women’s singles and […]

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Veteran Arcilla completes twinkill at PPS San Carlos Open

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:49:41 +0000

Johnny Arcilla hoisted another men’s singles Open trophy in abbreviated fashion, clinching the PPS-PEPP San Carlos City National Tennis Championships as Jose Maria Pague retired in the second set due to groin injury in Negros Occidental recently. Arcilla used his veteran smarts to fashion out a 6-3 romp in the opening set marked by long […]

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Alcaraz retires with injury as Djokovic races into semis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:41:32 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz retired from his Paris Masters quarter-final against Holger Rune on Friday with an abdominal injury, while defending champion Novak Djokovic made quick work of Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion, lost the first set and was trailing 3-1 in a second set tie-break when […]

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Alex Eala loses in British qualifying tourney

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:45:31 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala’s impressive run against hometown bets came to a halt in the second qualifying round of the W100 Shrewsbury tournament after yielding to a more experienced rival Monday, Oct. 31 (early Tuesday in Manila) in Great Britain. Eala, 17, succumbed to 24-year-old Maia Lumsden, 6-1, 7-5. A victory could have set […]

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From France to Britain, Alex Eala is beating hometown bets

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:33:06 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA After a good run in France, Alex Eala on Sunday struck fears into the hearts of British bets. Emboldened by a semis showing at the W80 Poitiers that saw her beat three local bets, Eala crushed Ranah Akua Stoiber, 6-3, 6-1, to advance to the second qualifying round of the W100 Shrewsbury […]

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Prulla destroys Capadocia at PCA Open final

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 08:19:04 +0000

The vengeance was delayed for two years due to Covid pandemic, but it was worth the wait for Jenaila Rose Prulla. Taller and sturdier now than three years ago, Prulla dethroned seven-time champion Marian Jade Capadocia with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win in the Philippine Columbian Association Open finals at its Plaza Dilao indoor shell […]

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Alex Eala puts on another entertaining show before losing to Belgian rival

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 06:02:40 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala’s amazing winning run in France came to an end Saturday but not after giving her fans from all over the world another entertaining performance. Her 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 defeat to a familiar foe in Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure likewise quashed her bid for a pro title in the semifinals of the […]

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Arcilla, Anasta down rivals, gain PAC Open quarters

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:57:36 +0000

Grizzled veterans Johnny Arcilla and Elbert Anasta hurdled their respective opponents in contrasting fashions to march into the quarterfinals of the 39th Philippine Columbian Association Open Tennis Championships at its Plazao Dilao indoor shell court in Paco. The top-seeded Arcilla, 42, routed Norman Enriquez, 6-0, 6-2, while the fourth-ranked Anasta, 40, battled cramps and outlasted upset-conscious […]

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Third time lucky as Eala exacts sweet revenge over Frenchwoman

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 03:05:03 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA It was a case of third time lucky for Alex Eala. With vengeance in her eyes after losing twice in their personal duel, Eala finally solved the puzzle and beat French rival Jessika Ponchet, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6) to advance to the second round of the W80 Poitiers tournament in France Tuesday, […]

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Brodeth continues rampage, bags 2 more tennis titles

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:10:29 +0000

Ormoc City’s Kimi Brodeth came away with another twinkill while young David Sepulveda produced a win and a runner-up finish in the PPS-PEPP Baybay City National Juniors Tennis Championships at Baybay courts in Leyte over the weekend. Coming off a two-title feat at home last week, Brodeth re-asserted her mastery over the girls’ 16- and […]

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