ATF invites Pantino to three big tourneys

CEBUANO netter Arthur Craig Pantino was invited by the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Under-16 squad to compete in three world ranking junior International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments in India next month.

The three tournaments will be held in Chandigarh on Jan. 2 to 7, New Delhi on Jan. 9 to 14 and in Kolkata for the DKS ITF Juniors on Jan. 16 to 21.

The former University of San Carlos ace, who is the only Filipino in the ATF-Under 16 team, will be attending a training camp in New Delhi on Dec. 31 to prepare for the upcoming tournaments.

The 15-year-old Pantino is currently seeded 290 in the ITF Juniors world rankings. He has competed in 11 international tournaments this year, highlighted by a finals appearance in the Junior Vietnam Open last July.

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