Pagadian netfest lures big field

MANILA, Philippines - Action in the Palawan Pawnshop Regional age-group 2014 tennis tournament presented by Technifibre shifts to Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur with the roster already hitting the 200-player mark with more expected to sign up before the start of the event today.

Top players from the Zamboanga del Sur Sports Academy headlines the field in the four-day event tipped to discover a number of talents from the host province and from municipalities of Vincensosagun, Josefina, Tigbao, Aurora, Tambulig, Dumingag, Tukuran, Dinas, Tabina, Guipos, Kumalarang and Molave.

“We’d like to laud Palawan Pawnshop’s effort to help develop the sport and for being a partner of Zambo del Sur in promoting tennis here where it has a huge following,” said Gov. Antonio Cerilles, adding the event will not only give the Zambo youth the needed exposure but also test their skills against their counterparts from other municipalities and nearby provinces.

For details, call Palawan Pawnshop secretariat at 0915-4046464.

“Palawan Pawnshop is committed to promote the sport throughout the country and at the same time respond to the strong clamor to stage a tournament in various cities and provinces, including Zamboanga del Sur where the sport is popular,” said Palawan Pawnshop COO Bobby Castro.

The circuit, sanctioned by the Philippine Tennis Association headed by president and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, is coming off a successful staging in Sultan Kudarat where siblings Rachel Patricia Velez and John David Velez of Davao and Iligan City’s Gerry Manlangit pocketed two titles each.

“The huge turnout in all our legs has continued to inspire us to stage more tournaments, even in the far-flung areas not only to promote the sport but also to give the youth a venue where they can hone their talent and skills,” said Castro.