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Andrada Cup Group 1 tennis tourney under way

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MANILA, Philippines - Top notch matches among the country’s leading junior netters and rising stars kick off hostilities in the Andrada Cup Group I tennis tournament today at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

Camille So and Andrea Nicole Amistad square off at 10 a.m. in the girls’ 14-and-under singles with the winner taking an early test against top seed Erika Mae Manduriao, who is gunning for a second straight crown after topping last month’s PSC/Philta netfest.

No. 2 Dominique Ong tangles with Charito Capadocia at 11 p.m. in the lower half of the draw, while third seed Maia Balce and No. 4 Mariz Gonzales face off with Kylia Orillosa and Carla Arreza, respectively, in the weeklong event held in honor of Philippine sports commissioner and long-time tennis patron Buddy Andrada.

The top four seeds in the girls’ premier 18-and-under class take opening round bye with No. 1 Marian Capadocia clashing with the winner between the Macy Gonzales-Rachelle de Guzman match. Second seed Samantha Coyiuto will meet the winner of the Marinel Rudas-Monivic Santos duel.

In the 16-and under category, top seed Roxanne Resma, also a winner in the recent PSC tilt, battles Ellysa Mae Uy while No. 3 Angela Sunga collides with Jana Hernandez.

In boys’ play, top seed Calvin Canlas will take on the winner of the Mikee Tan-Peter Dabalar duel at 12 noon while No. 3 Andrew Cano faces the victor in the Paolo So-Nico Ignacio match in the centerpiece 18-and-under division.

In the 16-and-under class, Cenon Gonzales Jr. and Stefan Suarez mix it up for the right to face top seed Eric Olivarez Jr. while No. 2 Angelo Gonzales will meet the winner of the Carlo Ramiscal-Nico Ignacio duel at 2 p.m.

No. 1 Julian Dayrit and second seed Jerome Romualdez will take on the winners in the Jose Austria-Ivan Cunanan and Marraphael Teng-Angelo Cerezo duels, respectively, in the featured match-ups in the 14-and-under group.

Other events on tap are the girls’ and boys’ 12-and-under divisions and the 10-unisex category. Draw sheets and order of play are posted at the bulletin board at the RMTC and also on Facebook (search for 23rd Andrada Cup).

ANDRADA CUP

ANDRADA CUP GROUP I

ANDREW CANO

ANGELA SUNGA

ANGELO GONZALES

BUDDY ANDRADA

CALVIN CANLAS

CAMILLE SO AND ANDREA NICOLE AMISTAD

CARLO RAMISCAL-NICO IGNACIO

CENON GONZALES JR. AND STEFAN SUAREZ

CHARITO CAPADOCIA

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