Angel Repaja, Pete Bandala shine in PPS netfest
MANILA, Philippines — Angel Repaja swept the top two divisions in girls’ play as she shared the MVP honors with young Pete Bandala in the PPS-PEPP Liloy national age-group tennis at the Liloy Tennis Club in Zamboanga del Norte last Tuesday.
Repaja dominated her rivals to claim the 16-and-under crown, capping her romp with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over doubles partner Yvonne Cuevas. Then the local bet stunned top seeded Jane Echon, 6-0, 6-2, in the semis and beat No. 2 Faith Regencia, 6-4, 6-1, to snare the 18-U diadem for a twinkill in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop.
Bandala, on the other hand, kept his win run going in the 10-unisex category of the circuit put up by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala, thwarting doubles teammate Rose Mesiona, 5-3, 4-1. The rising star from Dipolog and Mesiona from Sindangan earlier took the doubles plum, beating Rasta Baje and Kevin Gallenero, 8-3.
Other singles winners were Dipolog’s Andrei Tan (boys’ 12-U), local bet Angelo Cadavedo (boys’ 14-U), Dumingag’s Aldree Pan (boys’ 16-U), Liloy’s Rastyley Baje (boys’ 18-U), Mesiona (12-U) and Cuevas (14-U).
Tan trounced Miggy Omos, 6-2, 6-1; the unranked Cadavedo crushed No. 3 Marc Fernandez, 6-1, 6-0; the fourth-ranked Pan stunned top seed Russel Daarol, 6-3, 6-2; Baje also shocked Daarol, 6-4, 6-4; Mesiona routed No. 1 Neach Domiguez, 6-1, 6-1; and Cuevas turned back top seed Jalia Elumba, 7-5, 6-3.
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