The Manila Times

Pradera Verde braces for title defense in PAL Ladies Interclub

- JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID

PRADERA verde aims to extend its winning streak to two and defend its crown in the Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub starting September 19 in Davao City.

The Lubao, Pampanga- based squad will lean on talented Yuka Saso and three other Malaysian age- groupers to compete for the crown at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club.

The Malaysian trio namely Zulaikah Nusiana Nasser, Charlayne Chong, and Vinisha Gunaseelan will complete the Pradera team with holdovers Annika Cayabyab, Nicole Abelar, Rhianne Malixi, and Luna Shin.

It won’t be the same championsh­ip team for Pradera Verde, which lost the service of last year’s players Harmie Constantin­o and Tonita Arejola.

Manila Southwoods, meanwhile, will be waiting for the proverbial final hour before it unveiled their line-up, with skip-

formula to avenge

its loss at the Country Club in Cebu last year. According to Ong, they have until

Asian Games representa­tive Saso, in a statement sent to TheManilaT­imes, said long hitters will be of advantage in the tournament that will draw the best players in the country.

“The long hitters will have an advantage there. But, you can never be too sure. All the good players will be there and we always have to be at our best,” said Saso.

 ?? PHOTO BY JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID ?? Philippine Airlines President Jaime Bautista raise the trophy for the Pradera Verde team after winning in the 2017 Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub last year in Cebu, Cebu City.
PHOTO BY JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID Philippine Airlines President Jaime Bautista raise the trophy for the Pradera Verde team after winning in the 2017 Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub last year in Cebu, Cebu City.

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