Jarata annexes 14-U plum to PPS collection

Marielle Jarata kept her win run going, even ruling the tough 14-andunder girls’ crown to complete a three-title romp in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Agoo, La Union leg tennis tournament at the Don Mariano Marcos tennis courts recently.

The 10-year-old wonder worked her way up as an unranked player in the 14-U side, easing out second seed Sandra Tangalin, 6-2, 6-2, in the quarters then overpowering Adriana Cabahug, 6-2, 6-0, in the semis before beating Tristen Kitong, 6-0, 6-1, in the finals.

That came after the local star blasted her way to 4-0, 4-0 victory over John Lim in the 10-U finals and to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Cabahug in the 12-U championship of the Group 2 event which served as the second of a four-stage Northern Luzon swing of the country’s biggest talent-search sponsored by Palawan Pawnshop and presented by Slazenger.

Reversals actually marked the fiveday event supported by the Unified Tennis Philippines, including PPSPEPP, Cebuana Lhuillier, Wilson, Toby’s, Dunlop, Slazenger and B-Meg.

Vince EJ Tugade of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat trounced top seed Kylde Lagarde twice, 6-3, 6-4, in the boys’ 16-U finals and 6-1, 6-1 in the 18-U.