MANILA, Philippines — John David Velez gears up for a sweep of two age-group divisions while Sydney Enriquez seeks to stamp her class in her side of the battle in the PPS-PEPP Mayor Oaminal national age-group tournament, which gets going at the Asenso tennis courts in Ozamiz City today.
The 16-year-old Velez, the leading player in the ranks today, is raring to flaunt his form and deliver before home crowd against the likes of Nash Agustines, Ashton Villanueva and Chris Sonsona in his age bracket in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop.
The multi-titled rising star is also tipped to dominate the premier 18-U side, which features Eric Tangub, Al Dree Pan and Nilo Ledama, who are all going all-out to fuel their respective title bids in the five-day tournament kicking off the Mindanao swing of the country’s long-running talent search put up by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala headed by president/CEO Bobby Castro.
Enriquez, the 17-year-old ace from Salug, Zambo del Norte, brims with confidence as she sets out against the likes of Judy Ann Padilla, Zeiah Toribio, Carmel Padilla, Karylle Baco and Elsmare Denopol, among others, in the girls’ 18-U section of the tournament sponsored by Mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal.