Dagoon, Davila reign supreme in Cainta netfest
CADEE JAN DAGOON and Samuel Davila dazzled on home turf to share Most Valuable Player honors with a victory and a runner-up finish in the Palawan Pawnshop-palawan Express Pera Padala (PPS-PEPP) Cainta National Tennis Championship at the Village East Tennis Club Sunday.
Dagoon, fresh from her victory in Olongapo, ruled the girls’ singles 14-and-under and finished second in the 16-and-under with a victory over doubles partner Ayl Gonzaga, 6-2, 7-6(3) and a final setback to Joy Ansay, 6-3, 6-0.
Davila, the boys’ 16-and-under giant killer in the previous Group 1 tournament, narrowly missed retaining the crown after he bowed to top seed Kraut Gavin, 6-1, 6-4.
He, however, triumphed in the premier 18-and-under class with a 1-0 (ret.) victory over No. 1 Ariel Cabaral.
Dagoon and Davila emerged MVPS in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop and held as part of the country’s premier talent-search sponsored by Palawan Pawnshop president and CEO Bobby Castro.
Davila teamed up with Lucas Go to trounce Cabaral and Raphael Paglalunan, 8-2, in the 18-andunder doubles final, while Dagoon and Gonzaga edged Lilith Rufino and Carolina Fandino, 8-7(3), in a nail-biting girls’ 14-and-under championship.
Competitions move to Roxas City from April 18 to 22. For details and registration, contact event organizer Bobby Mangunay at 0915-4046464.
In other results, Quezon City’s Chloe Mercado continued to dominate the girls’ 18-and-u category, bucking a first-set scare to foil Reece Ballado, 7-6(4), 6-2, while Ella Paglalunan routed top seed Isabel Ataiza, 6-0, 6-1, to pocket the girls’ 12-and-u title.
Makati City’s Alexandre Coyiuto, on the other hand, took the boys’ 14-and-u crown with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Troan Vytiaco, while QC’S Marcus Go added another win in the boys’ 12-and-u class by crushing Matthias Go, 6-0, 6-0.