Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Davao netters rule GSC event
By Marianne L. Saberon
NOT only one but four Davao City netters captured crowns at the close of the 2005 Prince Nassau Age-Group Tennis Championships in General Santos City.
Juan Paolo Cansino bagged the boys 12-under title, El Santo Santos won the boys 16-under plum while Mark Anthony Alcoseba copped the boys 18-under crown.
Steffi Marie Dizon, meanwhile, topped the girls 18-under event.
In the Cagayan de Oro leg, it was only Santos who took home a championship in his favorite 16-under category despite the presence of stiff contenders from Cebu City.
The diminutive Cansino routed Kurt Gerapusco, 6-2, 6-2, while the Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) standout Santos overcame hometown bet Juan Carlo Pantua, 4-6, 7-6, 11-9.
But Santos fell at the hands of fellow RMC player Alcoseba, 4-6, 4-6, in their 18-under finals.
Dizon, from Ateneo de Davao University, pulled off a 6-3, 6-1 win over Rachel Sunglao in the finals.
Rogelio Estanio downed Gerapusco, 6-4, 7-5, for the 10-under unisex championship trophy even as the boys 14-under title went to Ernesto Pantua.
Cindy Gerapusco edged Camille Zapatos, 4-6, 7-5, 16-14, in the girls' 12-under finals of the three-day tournament sanctioned by the Philippine Tennis Association.
In the girls 16-under, Digos pride Eloisa Collo bested Dizon, 7-6, 2-6, 13-11.
General Santos City Tennis Club president Andy Alemania and Philta regional vice-president Juanito Cansino, Jr. awarded Prince Nassau prizes and trophies to the winners.
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