McKenzie upends top seed, cops 3 PPS titles

McKenzie dished out top form and the girls’ 14- and 16-and-under crowns in the Argao leg regional age-group tennis tournament at the Argao courts in Cebu last Monday.

The fourth- ranked McKenzie, born to a Cebuana mother and Australian father, leaned on her baseline game to stun Repollo, 6- 4, 6- 2, in the 14- U finals then as No. 3, she upended second seed Bless Coderos, 6- 3, 6- 3, in the semis then repeated over Repollo, 7- 6( 2), 3- 2( ret.) to pocket the 16- U diadem in the Group 2 tournament sponsored by Pala Bobby Castro.

She later teamed up with sister Kimberly to seal the 14-U doubles crown, emerging the lone - and B-Meg.

Unranked Raymund Goco meanwhile, ripped second seed Gerald Gemida, 6-2, 6-0, to snare the boys’ 12-U plum then the Bogo, Cebu bet - doubles title and share the MVP honors with Ashley McKenzie.

Coderos, from Consolacion, Cebu, made up for her earlier setback by holding off Beverly while Kimberly McKenzie snatched the 12-U title with a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 victory over top

Naga, Cebu’s Vhon Tudtud played true to form Mandaue, Cebu’s Kenneth Tenepre, thwarted Ce Gio Manito from Pardo, Cebu turned back Shara

Meanwhile, the country’s leading juniors and members of the national pool brace for the two- week Dagitab Tennis Festival slated and organizer Bobby Mangunay. For details, call