Locals dominate Cotabato Jr tennis

MANILA, Philippines — The Cotabato City National Juniors Tennis Championships at the Sports Plaza courts saw local talents rule six out of nine age-groups.

The unranked players made the tournament memorable in this leg of the Palawan Pawnshop nationwide talent-search with Princess Obaniana defeating the tournament’s top two seeds in the girls’ 14-and-under category. 

Obaniana outclassed second-seed Dominique Calingasan, 6-1, 6-4, in the semifinals, then delivered a masterful 6-0, 6-2 win over Isabel Calingasan in the final.