MANILA, Philippines - Lorenzo Legaspi and Bliss Bayking dominated two separate age categories as they led the winners in the fifth leg of the 18th Head Junior Tennis Satellite Circuit at the Panaad Park tennis courts in Bacolod City recently.
Legaspi used strong forehand to turn back Alfrancis Andrade, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and bag the boys’ 18-and-under crown of the tournament which drew more than 200 participants around the Visayas area.
Legaspi then teamed up with Alfrancis Andrade to beat Karl Baran and Reynan Mahusay, 8-3, for the boys’ 18-U doubles plum.
Bayking, also a winner of two titles in the Iloilo leg, rallied past Kiana De Asis, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, to clinch the girls’ 14-U singles crown after copping the 16-U diadem with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Averille Sacapano.
Top seed Karl Baran beat Legaspi, 6-2, 6-3, for the boys’ 16-U crown while Cesar Fernando Po trounced Rich Dejilla, 6-2, 6-3, for the boys’ 14-U title. Pete Rodriguez blasted Khenz Justiniani, 6-1, 6-1, to clinch the boys’ 12-U diadem in the event supported by Head, Chris Sports, Toalson, 92.5 FM Aksyon Sports, Reach Magazine, Philippine Tennis Association, Pilipino Mirror, ANC, Impact Magazine and Podcast.ph.
In other results, Valerie Desoyo routed top seed Tracy Llamas, 6-4, 6-2, to bag the girls’ 18-U crown, while Alexa Milliam bested Wendy Galanza, 6-1, 6-1, for the 12-U trophy, and Wilyn Segura crushed Fritz Verances, 4-0, 4-0, for the 10-unisex title.
Other doubles champions were Averille Sacapano and Abigael Sacapano (girls’ 14-U); Tracy llamas and Kiana De Asis (girls’ 18-U); and Fernando Cesar Po and Earl Mosquera (boys’ 14-U).