19th Head Junior Tennis Baguio leg begins

THE Country’s top-seeded junior tennis player strut their wares on Thursday, May 11, at the Baguio Tennis Club inside the Athletic Bowl for the ninth leg of the 19th Head Junior Tennis Satellite Circuit.

Close to 150 age-group tennis players from different parts of Luzon and other parts of the country will be participating the tournaments, top-billed by siblings Andre and Alexi Jarata, who hail from La Union as well as Kidlat Estojero from Cavite.

Other ace junior tennis players are also expected to join the competition organized by HEAD Philippines’ distributor Dynamic Sports Corporation.

“We always look forward to the Baguio Leg of our tournament as it is the most attended venue,” said Thea Llamson-Concepcion, marketing manager of HEAD Philippines. “It is always exciting to see our young athletes show off their talents during the competition.”

Head Tennis, a part of Head BV, is a global provider and marketer of premium branded tennis apparel, balls, footwear, and equipment for athletes of all competitive levels. Since its launch in the late 1960s, when Head founder Howard Head first introduced the aluminum tennis racquet, the division’s key products have attained leading market positions based on sales and reputation.

Many of today´s top ATP and WTA players, including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Tomas Berdych, Maria Sharapova and Sloane Stephens are part of the Head Tennis family. For more information, please visit: www.head.com/tennis.

Categories in the 19th Head Junior Tennis Satellite Circuit include the 10-years-old ad under (unisex), 12-years-old and under (boys), 14-years-old and under (boys), 16-years-old and under (boys), 18-years-old and under (boys), 12-years-old and under (girls), 14-years-old and under (girls), 16-years-old and under (girls) and 18-years-old and under (girls).

The one and only, three-month junior tennis satellite circuit is supported by Chris Sports, Toalson strings, UBE Express, the Premium Airport Bus Service, media partners People’s Television, Aksyon Sports, Business Mirror, Philippine Locale, Cook, Health and Fitness, Pilipino Mirror and Philippines Graphic.

The Baguio leg runs from May 11-15 while the 10th leg will be held in La Union on May 17 to 21 followed by Olongapo on May 23 to 27 while the last and final leg will be held in Manila on May 29 to June 4.

For more inquiries about the tournament, please contact: Dynamic Sports at +63919 4464332 or the Tournament Referee at +63917 7941354.