THIRD seed Frances Angela Santiago capped her spectacular run by conquering second pick Chloe Mae Saraza, 6-0, 6-1, to top the girls 16-under division of the Toby's Sports-Prince Tennis Festival 2013 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center Sunday.
It was the second straight win by Santiago over a higher ranked opponent after she pulled the rug from under top seed Ma. Dominique Ong, 6-0, 6-3, in the semifinal round the day before in this weeklong event presented by Toby’s Sports and Prince, along with the Philippine Tennis Association, Equipe, Adidas, Lonsdale, Kangaroos & urbanAthletics.
Ong, however, made up for the loss by topping the girls' 18-under class where she was the No. 2 seed, thanks to a hard-fought, 7-6 (3), 6-4,win over Patricia Nicole Paez.
Paez earlier created a ripple by shocking No. 1 Isabella Mendoza, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0, in the semis the previous day.
Saraza got back at Santiago, 6-1, 6-3.to win the girls 14-under title.
Santiago barged in the finals by stunning top seed Rafaella Jean Villanueva, daughter of Phl Davis Cup coordinator Randy Villanueva, 6-1, 6-2, in the semis.
Mikaela Vicencio, in contrast, restored order in the girls' 12-under section by living up to her top billing by downing No. 2 Alexandra Eala, 6-1, 6-2, to reign supreme in her age group.
In the 10-under unisex class, Eurydice Gaspar edged Luis Miguel Vicencio, 7-6 (1), 6-4, to snare the crown.
No. 5 Jed Justin Labasano trounced No. 3 Jan Harold Trillanes, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-2, and No. 2 Alexander Bulilan edged No. 4 Ramon Wilfred Bentillo, 6-3, 7-5, to forge an interesting title showdown in the boys' 12-under.
Winners in the non-ranked age divisions were Raymart Sabas (boys 16-under), Elvin Josepg Geluz (boys' 12-under), Roni Isobelle Ortaliz (girls 16-under) and Michal Blanche Puyot (girls 12-under).
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