Second ranked Chelsea Bernaldez got the better of No. 1 Sanschena Francisco for the second straight time, pounding out a 6-3, 6-4 decision in the girls’ 18-and-under finals even as young Gil Niere grabbed the spotlight in the boys’ side of the Gov. Edwin Jubahib national juniors tennis championships in Tagum, Davao del Norte over the weekend.
Bernaldez’s victory came after the rising local star subdued the Isulan, Sultan Kudarat ace, 2-6, 6-2, 10-7, for the Mati, Davao Oriental leg crown in the premier age-group category of the Group 2 series, thus completing a sweep of the three-leg swing in the Davao region of the country’s longest-talent search presented by Dunlop.
She, however, failed to duplicate her two-title feat in Mati as third ranked Dhea Cua edged her in the semis of 16-and-U play, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7, then the Kidapawan City find trounced Faith Lazaro, 6-3, 6-1, to snare the crown. Rosalinda downed Rodney Montegrande, 6-3, 6-0, in Maragusan then repulsed Dexter Salcedo, 4-6, 6-1, 10-3, in Mati.
Other winners were Digos City’s Aika Salahudin, Justine Gumbao from Sultan Kudarat, Cebu City’s RB John Lataza, Tagum’s Jason Battad and M’lang, North Cotabato’s Kresthan Belacas.
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