Siblings Mark and Maia Balce showed their fine forms to lead the winners in the Milo Junior Tennis Cup recently held at the San Beda Alabang courts.
Mark, a veteran of the Junior Davis Cup and the World Juniors, disposed of Davis Alano, 6-3, 7-6(6), to claim the 21-under men’s title. Maia took it even further, winning the 12-Under girls diadem at the expense of Jana Hernandez, 6-0, 6-2, and later teaming up with Hernandez to annex the 12-Under girls doubles crown over Bianca Cruz and Annie Villarosa, 8-1.
Sharing the limelight was double-titlist Kyle Parpan, who beat balikbayan Daniel Villaseñor, 6-3, 6-0, for the 12-Under boys singles plum and later partnered with Kyle Joseph to beat Edward Choy and Gabriel Ignacio, 8-0, for the 14-Under boys doubles title.