Cocoy seizes 2 PPS titles
Date Published: June 3, 2018
Jufe Ann Cocoy survived a pair of semifinal scares then dominated her rivals in
the finals to sweep two singles crowns in the PPS-PEPP Bacolod regional age-group
tennis tournament at the Centercourt and Panaad Tennis Courts recently.
The second-seed Cocoy wore down Faith Banico, 4-6, 6-1, 10-4, in the Final Four
then toppled Nicole Villar, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the girls’ 14-and-under title. As
an unranked player in the 16-U play, the rising La Carlota star shocked top seed
Kiana De Asis, 7-5, 2-6, 10-6, in the semis then ripped Villar again, 6-2, 6-3,
to emerge the lone “double” winner in the Group 2 tournament sponsored by Palawan
Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala and presented by Dunlop.
Third seed Fernando Po turned back sibling Alekzander Po, 5-7, 6-1, 10-4, to pocket
the 16-U plum and the MVP honors in the boys’ side of the event backed by Asiatraders
Corp. and sanctioned by the Unified Tennis Philippines, made up of PPS-PEPP, Cebuana
Lhuillier, Wilson, Toby’s, Dunlop, Slazenger and B-Meg.
Cocoy actually made it a three-title feat as she teamed up with Jasmin Jaran to
beat Ma. Petrina Aguirre and Banico, 8-5, for the 14-U doubles title.
Source: sports.mb.com.ph