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Gonzales, Amistad lead cast in First Gen tennis

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - Marcen Gonzales and Nicole Amistad seek to sustain their top form as they vie in the fifth First Gen-Juntaphil Metro Age Group Tennis Championships, which unfolds May 6 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

Gonzales and Amistad dominated their rivals to rule the 18-and-under class in the recent Juntaphil Barcelona Cup in Baguio with the duo installed as the players to beat in the upcoming seven-day, Group I tournament featuring the country’s leading junior netters and upcoming stars.

The draw will be held tomorrow at 12 noon, also at the Philta office. Format is best-of-three regular sets.

The event, presented by First Gen Corp. and sponsored by Smart Communications, is sanctioned by the Philippine Tennis Association and organized by the Junior Tennis Association of the Philippines (Juntaphil) with Technifibre as the official ball.

Gonzales is also set to play in the 16-U class which he also ruled in Baguio, along with fellow winners Erica Manduriao (16-and-U), Enrique Jugo and Gia Sagandoy (12-and-U), Camille So, daughter of former national player and Davis Cup mainstay Roland So, and Cenon Gonzales (14-and-U) and Nico Florendo (10-unisex).

Meanwhile, registration ends today at 5 p.m. at the Philta office.

Details: Tournament director/referee Mat Ferrer at 0917-8515101, Cesar San Juan at 0906-2777916 or Ilyn Hupano at 0927-5894128 or email [email protected] or sign-up at the Philta office at the RMTC.

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CAMILLE SO

CENON GONZALES

CESAR SAN JUAN

DAVIS CUP

ENRIQUE JUGO AND GIA SAGANDOY

ERICA MANDURIAO

FIRST GEN CORP

FIRST GEN-JUNTAPHIL METRO AGE GROUP TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

GONZALES AND AMISTAD

GROUP I

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