MANILA, Philippines - Jafarry Cariga and Elwin Centillas took different routes to reach the18-under final of the Globe 17th Head Graphene XT Junior Tennis Satellite Circuit third leg yesterday at the Ecoland 1 and 2 tennis clubs in Davao City.
Cariga leaned on his strong backhand to outlast Christian Fell Lopez, 6-4, 7-6, and move to the boys’ 18-under final where he meets Centillas, who walloped Stephen Tubbs, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Top seed Shaira Hope Rivera eased out Patricia Velez in semifinals, 6-0, 6-1, to face Nicole Bautista, who whacked Kiara Gandez, 6-1, 6-1.
The tournament is also supported by Chris Sports, Head ATP Tennis Balls, Graphene XT, Toalson, PSC and Phl Tennis Association.