Bacolod netter advances to semis in two divisions
VISITING netter Reynan Mahusay lived up to his last name as he grabbed two semifinal seats in the Palawan Pawnshop – Palawan Express Pera Padala (PPS-PEPP) Citigreen leg yesterday at the Citigreen Tennis Resort in Punta Princesa, Cebu City.
The 16-year-old Bacolod City native started strong from the get go as he picked up wins over Klein Canete (w.o), Arvin Toledo (6-1, 6-1), and Nelson Dacay (6-0, 6-1) to advance to the 16-U semifinal round.
“My goal here in Cebu is to be a champion,” said a determined Mahusay, who started competing in tennis competitions six years ago.
Mahusay followed up his impressive victories in the 16-U category with wins over Miles Sotes (6-2, 6-3) and Raprap Maloloy (6-1, 6-0 ), to move to the penultimate round of the 18-U division, where he is set to take on Lemuel Garbosa at 12 noon.
In other games, JP Salimbong and Cebuano Vinz Lominoque forged a semifinal showdown in the 16-U boys’ division.
Salimbong scored a stunning 6-3, 6-4 win against top-seed Troy Llamas while Lominoque easily defeated Jerson Padilla, 6-1, 6-1.
In the girls’ division, Carcar, Cebu’s Elsie Abarquez pulled off a clinical 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Katrina Plopenio to advance to the 18-U semi finals while Pherl Bless Coderos defeated Mia Gemida 6-3, 6-2 to clinch the first semis berth in the 16-U classification.
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