Fuellas, Ong stamp class in Head netfest

MANILA, Philippines – Top seed Emmanuel Fuellas and Althea Faye Ong dominated their respective sides to lead the winners in the ninth leg of the 18th Head Graphene XT Junior Tennis Satellite Circuit at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Tennis Center in Olongapo City recently.

Fuellas used his powerful serves and strong forehand volleys to fashion out a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jonas Silva for the boys’ 18-and-under singles crown of the annual grassroots satellite tennis competition organized by Dynamic Sports. 

Ong, on the other hand, blasted Angelyn Atos, 6-3, 6-0, to cop the girls’ 14-U trophy then added the 16-U title with a 6-0, 6-2 romp over Jannah Reyes.

The tournament, which drew more than 200 players from Central Luzon, was supported by Head, Chris Sports, Toalson, 92.5 FM Aksyon Sports, Reach Magazine, Philippine Tennis Association (Philta), Pilipino Mirror, ANC, Impact Magazine and Podcast.ph.

In other results, No. 4 Aljon Talatayod repulsed Jonas Silva, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, for the boys’ 16-U plum; Aldwyn Rosales ripped Andrei Jarata, 6-3, 6-3, for 14-U crown; and Andrei Jarata outplayed Joewyn Pascua, 6-4, 6-3, for the 12-U diadem.