Juntaphil Cup fires off April 6 in Pampanga

MANILA, Philippines - The country’s top and rising junior tennis players get busy this summer as the Junior Tennis Association of the Philippines holds three tournaments beginning with the Juntaphil Cup 2010 on April 6-10 at the Greenfields Tennis and Country Club in San Fernando, Pampanga.

Originally set in Baguio, the tournament was moved to Pampanga to enable more players from nearby cities and provinces to join the five-day tournament, a Philta-sanctioned Group 2 event organized by Juntaphil.

Competitions will be on the 10-and-under unisex, 12-, 14-, 16, and 18-under age groups for boys and girls singles, according to Juntaphil.

Deadline for listup is on April 5 at 12 noon at the Greenfields Tennis and Country Club with the draw set at 2 p.m.

For details, contact Juntaphil at (0917) 5295239 or tournament referee Boy Callao at (0928) 3735260.

The event is backed by Technifibre Balls, APM Agricom, Accel and friends of Juntaphil.

Meanwhile, junior tennis action resumes on May 3-9 with the staging of the First Gen Cup while the Okada Cup will be held on May 11-16.