Tangalin dominates Head tennis 3rd leg

MANILA, Philippines - Neil Tangalin won the boys’ 18 and 16-under class of 2013 HEAD Junior Satellite Circuit national tennis age-group tournament’s tenth leg in Olongapo City at the Olongapo tennis courts recently.

Tangalin defeated Paolo Baran in the final round, 6-3, 6-4, to cop the boys’ 18-under class trophy. He beat John Sanga, 6-0, 6-1, to win the boys’ 16-under division title of the annual tennis national circuit supported by Smart Sports, Chris Sports, Meralco, Maynilad, Toalson and HEAD.

Third seed Erika Manduriao defeated Andrea Nicole Amistad in the girls’ 18-under finals, 6-4, 6-3, to win the crown, but Amistad won the girls’ 16-under class title by winning against Maria Dominique Ong in the finals, 6-1, 6-3.

In other results, Melanie Faye Dizon secured the girls’ 14-under class trophy after beating Alexandra Eala, 6-0, 6-0, and Michael Francis Eala outplayed Marraphael Teng, 6-0, 6-4, to capture the boys’ 14-under division title.

In the 12-under class, Alexandra Eala outlasted Mia So in the girls’ under finals, 6-0, 6-2, while Jed Justin Labasano whipped Wilfredo Bentillo in boys’ finals, 6-3, 7-5, for both titles.