Baguio jr tennis under way

MANILA, Philippines - The Junior Tennis Association of the Philippines (Juntaphil) kicks off its two-leg summer circuit today with the staging of the Baguio Junior Tennis Championship featuring the leading and rising players in the ranks at the Baguio Tennis Club in Baguio City.

Top seeds Kyle Joseph and Monica Bañez head the cast in the premier 18-under category while Marcen Gonzales and Ma. Dominique Ong are the early favorites in the 16-under class in the 17th staging of the event organized by Juntaphil in partnership with the BTC.

Jacob Martin, 11, is tipped to dominate the boys’ 12-under class of the Group 2 tournament sponsored by First Gen Corp. and Smart Communications.

The second leg of the circuit, dubbed the First Gen/Juntaphil Metro Age Group tennis tournament and backed by Techni-fibre Balls, APM Agricom, Accel, Columbia Candy, Kimura Chaves, Vic Buencamino Jr., Orlando Galang, Gigi Travers and the Friends of Juntaphil, will be played May 7-13 at the Rizal Memorial tennis courts.

Also on tap is the singles and doubles events in the 21-and-under category for “graduated junior players,” according to Juntaphil.

Schedules of matches can be viewed at www.facebook.com/juntaphil. For details, contact Baguio Tennis Club at (074) 442-5162 or tournament referee Boy Callao at (0928) 373 5260.