MANILA, Philippines - The country’s leading junior netters and rising stars brace for another tough grind as they slug it out for top honors in the fifth First Gen-Juntaphil Metro Age Group Tennis Championships slated May 6-12 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Marcen Gonzales and Nicole Amistad, fresh from their victories in the Juntaphil Barcelona Cup (Group 2) in Baguio recently, are tipped to lead the chase in the premier 18-and-under division of the Group 1 tournament co-presented by First Gen Corp. and sponsored by Smart Communications.
Gonzales is also tipped to see action in the 16-and-U class which he also ruled in Baguio, along with fellow winners Erica Manduriao (16-and-U), Enrique Jugo and Gia Sagandoy (12-and-U), Camille So, daughter of former national player and Davis Cup mainstay Roland So, and Cenon Gonzales (14-and-U) and Nico Florendo (10-unisex).
Other events on tap are the boys’ and girls 12-, 14-, 16-and-under categories and the 10-unisex class as well as the 10-unisex, 14- and 18-and-U boys and girls doubles.
The draw will be held May 3 at 12 noon, also at the Philta office. Format is best-of-three regular sets.
The event is sanctioned by the Philippine Tennis Association and organized by the Junior Tennis Association of the Philippines (Juntaphil) with Technifibre as the official ball.
Registration is ongoing with deadline set May 2 at 5 p.m. at the Philta office. For details, contact tournament director/referee Mat Ferrer at 0917-8515101, Cesar San Juan at 0906-2777916 or Ilyn Hupano at 0927-5894128 or email ten_phil@yahoo.com or sign-up at the Philta office at the RMTC.