M’ lang bets shine in Cebuana net tournament
Date Published: OCTOBER 30, 2017
LOCAL girl Tennielle Madis emerged as the biggest winner at the recent Cebuana Lhuillier
Age Group Tennis Championship Series leg in M’lang in North Cotabato, ruling two
individual categories and sharing a doubles’ title while sibling Jazzelle Madis
added another individual title.
Tennielle was an easy 6-2, 6-2 winner over province-mate Sittie Nur Manangking in
the girls’ 12-under and duplicated it with an even easier 6-0, 6-0 victory over
Jasmen Kadalum, also from North Cotabato. She then added the girls’ 14-under doubles’
title as she partnered with Kadalum and beat Manangking and Daniela Dalandanin,
8-4, in the finals of the tournament backed by Dunlop as the official ball.
Jazzelle, meanwhile, shocked multi-titlist Carlyn Bless Guarde, 6-4, 6-2, in the
finals of the girls’ 16-under for her share of family wins, but Guarde got back
at her erstwhile tormentor when they met anew in the girls’ 18-under championship
match as she swept her opponent, 6-2, 6-2, for the crown.
“With the end of hostilities in Marawi City, we expect even bigger number of entries
in our remaining legs in the series. Participation in the past legs in Mindanao
was also good as sports is always a good unifier,” said Jean Henri Lhuillier, President/CEO
of Cebuana Lhuillier, who initiated the country’s longest-running age group tennis
eleven years ago.
In the boys’ side, the Sonsona brothers, John Christopher and John Steven, had their
own family act in the tournament as they won an individual title each, with the
latter annexing a doubles’ title, too.
John Christopher, who hails from Tubod, Lanao del Norte, had a two-set victory over
Abdel Qadzri Matarul, 4-0, 4-1, in the boys’ 12-under, while John Steven had his
way over Kidapawan City bet Joaquin Karl Palo, 7-6, 6-4, in the boys’ 16-under,
before teaming up with Al-Fahdz Matarul to edge out Stephen Zion Guia and Angil
Jay Balaoing, 8-7, in the boys’ 18-under doubles.
John Steven missed out in the boys’ 18-under as he bowed down to Guia in a three
setter, 6-4, 7-5, 10-1.
The other boys’ division winners were Balaoing in the 14-under, beating Palo, 6-4,
6-3 in the finals, and Abdel Matarul, who ruled the 10-under unisex group with a
4-0, 4-1 win over Ben Jason Flores.
In the doubles’ matches, Flores and partner Jose Patrick Cabanting edged out Matarul
and Alexander Uy, 1-4, 4-2, 4-2, to win the 10-under unisex title.
Next leg in this grassroots tennis developmental program will be in Isulan, Sultan
Kudarat.
Source: thestandard.com.ph