Magnaye, Del Mundo reach JVC Open jr quarterfinals

Peter Magnaye and Virgil del Mundo took different routes but produced the same results to reach the quarterfinal round of the boys’ singles in the JVC Open Junior Championships at SM Megamall over the weekend.

The 13-year-old Magnaye flashed awesome form and went on to complete a 21-11, 21-6 victory over Kenwart Toledo under the new rally point scoring system. The PNP bet faces Philip Escueta of RAQ4 when action in the quarterfinals of this event sponsored by JVC (Phils.), Inc. resumes on May 28 at SM Sta. Rosa.

Escueta survived teammate Jefferson Patawaran, pulling off a scary 21-16, 19-21, 21-17 win in a day stuffed with closely fought matches among the country’s top shuttlers in the 14-under division.

Del Mundo hung tough with clutch points and to repulse Mervin Santiago of Malolos, 21-18, 21-18, to arrange a showdown with Kelvin Panganiban in the lower draw. Panganiban, playing out of LSCA, produced the worthiest win in the day by battling back from a set down to turn back La Salle Greenhills’ Ramon Guerrero, 21-23, 21-18, 21-18.

Winners in the event, backed by Victor, exclusively distributed by Pcome Industrial Sales, Bingo Bonanza, Snickers Chocolate, Hanford, L-Time Studio, Lactacyd, Alaska, Pinoy Exchange, Pioneer Life, Accel, PowerSmash, The STAR, Sunbolt and Rudy Project, will receive fabulous JVC gift items, L-Time Studio watches and Pioneer personal and educational plans.

Other results saw Ralp Ubungin post a thrilling 21-9, 18-21, 21-18 victory over Kevin Suarez; Laurence Carlos of Golden Shuttle Foundation hold off Kevin Maghirang of RAQ4, 21-18, 21-14; Nikko Angsico repulsed Kevin Ponciano of LSCA, 21-18, 19-21, 21-14; and Honesto Buendia III of Kason down Arlo Madrid of Claret, 21-9, 21-8.

Magnaye, playing out of Roosevelt College-Cubao, also powered his teamup with Marco Bermejo to a 21-4, 21-8 triumph over Ralph Lao and Kevin Maghirang to lead the quarterfinal cast in the boys doubles. Other winning pairs were Kyle Gonzales-Joshua Cruz, Ivan Angsico-Jofer Escueta, Julius Sta. Ana-Mervin Santiago, Laurence Carlos-Patrick Natividad, Nikko Angsico-Jefferson Patawaran, Carlitos Paguio-Julian Paolo and Giancarlo Manuel-Ramon Guerrero.

Meanwhile, action in the boys’ and girls’ 10-under division resumes this weekend at SM North EDSA with the staging of the round of 16 in the girls singles on April 1 and the boys’ singles and doubles on April 2.