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14th gullas cup tennis tournament Cebu bets lead early semifinalists

- Caecent No-ot Magsumbol -

CEBU, Philippines – Two Cebuanas and an out-of-town player from Palawan made up the first batch of semifinalists in the girls 12-under division of the 14th Gullas Cup Tennis tournament at the Baseline Tennis Center.

They are Athena Montecillo of Tuburan, Mary Tuñacao of Lapu-Lapu City, and the top-ranked Alexie Santos of Palawan.

Santos motored into the penultimate round with relative ease, wiping out Zetchley Mae Alferez in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.

Montecillo blasted off Shane Villareal, 6-0, 6-2, while Tuñacao also advanced after dispatching fellow Cebuana Maria Sheena Camporedondo, 6-1, 6-3.

Tuñacao will face next the winner between second seed Crizziane Issa Kintanar and Chriszalle Castro for a final berth.

On the other hand, Elna Dacian dumped Mary Claire Lasaga ,6-1, 6-1, while Glory Faith Bohol trounced Jerian Campo,6-3, 6-3 to barge into the second round.

Over at the Cebu Country Club, the multi-titled Nino Siso handily dismantled Ruyn Honoridez, 6-0, 6-0 to proceed to round two in the boys 16-under classification.

The other winners in the second round under the 16-under class were Joseph Tallo, Harvey Sinculan, Dan Cinco, John Arnel Go, and Mark Bienes.

Tallo demolished Eldan Magallanes, 6-1, 6-2, Sinculan subdued Danny Dwight Largo, 6-1,6-2, Cinco routed Clyde Bienes, 6-0, 6-1, Go crushed Nove Maxilom, 6-1,6-2, and Bienes overwhelmed Ardel Edanio, 6-0, 6-0.

In the boys 12-under of this PHILTA Group 2 event sponsored by Babolat, Anthony Prada, Arthur Pantino, and Jason Lauron breezed through the quarterfinals.

Prada pinned down Louie Mendez, 6-2, 6-3, Pantino whipped Christian Ugarte, 6-0, 6-3, and Lauron elbowed out Nicolas Lorenzo, 6-1, 6-1. – THE FREEMAN


ALEXIE SANTOS OF PALAWAN

ANTHONY PRADA

ARDEL EDANIO

ARTHUR PANTINO

ATHENA MONTECILLO OF TUBURAN

BASELINE TENNIS CENTER

CEBU COUNTRY CLUB

CEBUANA MARIA SHEENA CAMPOREDONDO

CHRISTIAN UGARTE

CLYDE BIENES

CRIZZIANE ISSA KINTANAR AND CHRISZALLE CASTRO

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