PPS-Sultan Kudarat netfest draws huge field

CLOSE to 200 entries from various provinces in the Soccsksargen region and nearby cities gear up for a fierce showdown for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Sultan Kudarat regional age-group tennis tournament start-

Isulan Capitol Tennis Courts.

Klyde Lagarde from Gen. Santos City, local bets Ramon Bentillo and Minette Bentillo, and Jazelle Madis from Mlang banner the

under division of the Group 2 tournament put up by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala and presented by Dunlop.

The tournament, hosted and sponsored by Gov. Pax Mangudadatu, also features the rising and leading players from Mlang, Pikit, Kabacan, Kidapawan, Digos, Gen. Santos City, Koronadal, Davao, Malita and Salug, Zamboanga del Norte.

Karl Palo and Jay Balaoing, on the other hand, lead the boys’

- nette Bentillo along with Angelica Novis, Jalia Elumba and Ezra Enriquez are tipped to slug it out made up of PPS-PEPP, Cebuana Lhuillier, Wilson, Toby’s, Dunlop, Slazenger and B-Meg.

32-player draws, underscoring the wide base of talents in the region.

“We thank Gov. Mangudadatu for hosting this annual leg of the PPS-PEPP circuit, giving the youth of the region a ranking tournament to showcase their talent and skills,” said Palawan Pawnshop president/CEO Bobby Castro.

Other age- groupers are also being held elsewhere in the PPSPEPP’s continuing effort to boost the development of the sport and at the same time help in the talent-search.

Meanwhile, Gen. Santos City and Digos City will host the next

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Heinz Carbonilla, Andrei Padao, Jay Balaoing and Karl Palo - bonilla also gaining the top seed-

Reymar Saldivar Jr., Jason Flores Jr. and Charles Jumawan while the