PH winalis ang Phinma int’l juniors tennis doubles
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WINALIS ng Pilipinas ang doubles title sa Phinma International Juniors Tennis Championship sa Manila Polo Club courts sa Makati City Linggo.
Tinalo nina wild cards Miguel Iglupas at John Benedict Aguilar sina Hung-Jul Chen at Yu-Hsiang Chuang ng Chinese Taipei, 7-5, 6-1, para makamit ang boys’ title.
Sinibak nina Aguilar at Iglupas ang top-seeded Chinese Zi Yi Ou at Zheng-Wei Wang, 1-6, 6-2, 11-9, sa first round; Chinese Taipei’s Ming Yu Ko at Kwong Wai Aengus Ma, 6-1, 6-2, sa quarterfinals; at Thailand’s Ratham Laosakulporn at Napat Narongdej, 6-2, 6-3, sa semifinals.
“We kept thinking positively even if it was difficult to do so, and that helped us win. It feels so good representing the Philippines, to whom all our achievements are for,” Wika ni Iglupas.
Samantala, , second seeds Stefi Marithe Aludo at Kimi Aiyana Brodeth saglit na pinatalsik ang kababayan na sina Jana Jelena Nicole Diaz at Tennielle Madis, 6-4, 1-6 (10-5), para maangkin ang girls’ crown.
Dinaig nina Aludo at Brodeth ang fourth seeds Yu-7-5, 2-6 [10-4]; habang si Diaz at Madis dinipatsa ang top seeds Lee Su Been ng Korea at Zheng An-Jie ng Chinese Taipei, 7-5, 0-6, 10-7 sa semifinals.
Nakaraang winners sa tournament kabilang sina 2022 US Open champion Alexandra Eala, Nino Alcantara, Bryan Otico, Iggy Pantino at Khim Iglupas