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Agra clinches Toby's 18-under title

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MANILA, Philippines - Top seed Jessica Marie Agra clinched her first local title for the year with an easy 6-1, 6-0 demolition of Lis Magaway, 6-1, 6-0, in the premier girls 18 years-old-and-under of the Toby’s Prince Summer Tennis Festival at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

The 17-year-old Agra displayed her might against her unseeded foe to easily bag the crown in the week-long tournament presented by Toby’s Sports and Prince racquets and sponsored by Equipe, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Thermos, Kontrol USA, Philta and Futures Tennis Foundation, and Action & Fitness Magazine.

Agra held serve and pounced on Magaway’s unforced errors to essay the win. She was credited with 120 local ranking points that went with the title.

Agra had a first-round bye before ousting Marila Ressurrecion, Louise Lopez and Shannin Olivarez.

The win not only duplicated her feat last year in this Grade 2 local event but also bolstered her preparations for the Lucena Open two weeks from now.

Third seed Marian Jade Capadocia, meanwhile, turned back Louise Lopez, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the girls’ 16-under title.

Capadocia earlier won the 14-under crown following a 6-1, 6-0 demolition of Angela Santiago.

Top seeds Maia Balce and Mimo Tomacruz likewise made it to the winners circle after slipping past separate foes to clinch the girls’ 12-under and unisex-10 under titles, respectively.

Balce had to go through a deciding set before turning back Samantha Um, 6-2, 5-7, 10-7, while Tomacruz also charged back from a second-set loss to beat fifth seed Bianca Cruz, 6-4, 1-6, 10-5.

Second pick Christian San Andres also rolled to an easy 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Ralco Dela Paz to grab the boys’ 12-under title.

The final slots in the boys’ 14-, 16- and 18-under were still being played at press time.

AGRA

ANGELA SANTIAGO

BIANCA CRUZ

CHRISTIAN SAN ANDRES

JESSICA MARIE AGRA

LIS MAGAWAY

LOUISE LOPEZ

LOUISE LOPEZ AND SHANNIN OLIVAREZ

LUCENA OPEN

MAIA BALCE AND MIMO TOMACRUZ

MARIAN JADE CAPADOCIA

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