Toby's-Prince summer tennis festival slated

MANILA, Philippines - Young players of all skill levels, from the novice to the top of the pack, share center stage in the eighth Toby’s-Prince Summer Tennis Festival next month at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

The age group tournament, sanctioned by the Philippine Tennis Association, features competitions in 18, 16, 14, 12 and 10-and-under and a non-ranking/beginners tournament for 16-under and 12-under (unisex).

Niño Alcantara heads the cast in the 18-under, while Jessica Agra and Tin Patrimonio, the No. 1 and No. 3-ranked players, respectively, lead the girls’ division.

The event is presented by Toby’s Sports and Prince and backed by Equipe, Polar Heart Rate Monitors, Thermos, Kontrol USA, Philta and Futures Tennis Foundation.

“From the start, we have decided that it is part of our job as pioneer in this field to not just provide everyone the best equipment, but help sustain the development of sports, the youth in particular,” said Toby Claudio, Toby’s Sports VP for operations.

The “Kami Naman” event, a novel innovation first introduced by Toby’s Sports in its Youth Badminton Series, is making its first appearance.

The parents mixed doubles features a father or mother with a child registered in the age-group competitions.

Entry forms are available at Toby’s Sports outlets, Philta at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and online at the new Toby’s website www.tobys.com.

Deadline of submission of entries is April 17. Entry fee is P300 for each event.

Entries can be sent or faxed to the Philta office (525-2016) or filed at Toby’s Sports outlets at SM Megamall, Robinsons Galleria, Shangri-La Plaza, Greenhills Shopping Center, Robinsons Metro East, Glorietta 4, Parksquare 1, SM Mall of Asia, Alabang Town Center, Festival Supermall, SM City Bacoor, SM North EDSA-Main, SM North EDSA The Block, Trinoma, SM Supercenter Valenzuela, SM City Marilao, SM City Pampanga and SM City Marikina.