Pinoy netters dinurog ang China, nabitag ang Asian soft tennis gold

On Sep 25, 2025

ITINAAS ang tropeo nina Male at Female MVPs Johnny Arcilla at Joanna Tao Yee Tan kasama si Padel Pilipinas Founder Senator Pia Cayetano, makaraang bigyan ng parangal ng Senado ang grupo dahil sa matagumpay na kampanya sa katatapos na 2025 Asia Padel Cup, Malaysia. Ginulat nila ang powerhouse na Malaysia. Thailand, Hongkong, South Korea, Pakistan, India at Singapore upang tanghaling kampeon sa torneo. Pinarangalan din sina Tan at coach LA Canizares para sa Mixed Pro Title. (Genie Villota)

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NASUNGKIT ng Soft Tennis Pilipinas team ang makasaysayang gold medal sa mixed team event ng 9th Asian Soft Tennis Championship kasunod ng 2-0 sweep sa China sa best-of-three finals sa Mungyeong International Soft Tennis Stadium sa Mungyeong, South Korea.

Perpetual Help standout Joseph Arcila at Samuel Nuguit nagdeliver ng men’s doubles sa 4-1 victory,habang si Bien Zoleta at Princess Catindig tinapatan ang kanilang 4-1 win sa women’s doubles.

“This win also serves as a qualifier for the 2026 Asian Games sa Nagoya, Japan,” Wika ni head coach Michael Enriquez.

Lt. Colonel Bobby Moran, president of the Philippine Soft Tennis Association, lauded the team’s effort: “I congratulate our players for bringing home the country’s first-ever gold medal in an Asian-level tournament. Their hard work and training truly paid off.”

Naabot ng Filipinos ang championship round sa pag domina sa Cambodia,2-0 sa quarterfinals at winalis ang India, 2-0 sa semifinals.

Bago ang tournament, ang national squad ay nagsagawa ng training camp mula Agusto 24 hanggang Setyembre 13 sa Sunchang, Korea. Kasama sina Arcilla, Nuguit, Zoleta, at Catindig kabilang ang teammates Sherwin Nuguit, Adjuthor Moralde II, Jason Caminting, Shyryn Salazar, Bea Ebriega, at Airies Nuguit.

Sasamahan sila ng head coach Enriquez, assistant coaches Josephine Paguyo, Wenifredo De Leon Jr., at Mark Anthony Alcoseba.