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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Gonzaga snares 3 titles in Fortheo netfest

Gonzaga snares 3 titles in Fortheo netfest

Published Jun 16, 2025 02:44 pm

At A Glance

  • Ayl Gonzaga and Julio Naredo delivered dominant performances en route to twin-title victories in their respective divisions in the Fortheo National Junior Tennis Championships at the Jethro Sports Center in Valenzuela City recently.
Ayl Gonzaga and Julio Naredo delivered dominant performances en route to twin-title victories in their respective divisions in the Fortheo National Junior Tennis Championships at the Jethro Sports Center in Valenzuela City recently.
The top-seeded Gonzaga overpowered sixth-ranked Natasha Gabriel, 6-0, 6-1, in the 14-and-under finals, then returned with a hard-fought 6-3, 6-3 triumph over the same rival for the 16-under crown in the Group 2 tournament.
Gonzaga added a third title after teaming up with Teresinha Calingasan to blank co and Brenna Paulino, 8-0, for the girls’ 14-under doubles title.
Not to be outdone, third-ranked Naredo swept Ole Paulsen, 6-0, 6-0, in the boys’ 16-under final, then crushed No. 2 seed Reden Escultor Jr., 6-3, 6-0, for the 18-under trophy in the tournament backed by Tier One Architects, Threema, Ckap Roofing, Scrambowl, and Altiche Tennis School.
Other winners in the event, which was part of the nationwide talent-search under the Palawan Pawnshop program initiated by president/CEO Bobby Castro, were local standout Melatiah Pascua, Bataan’s Isabel Calingasan, Laguna’s Tyronne Caro, Quezon City’s Gabriel Vitaliano, and Makati’s Liam Harrow.
The unranked Pascua routed May Bautista to capture the girls’ 18-under crown; Calingasan defeated third seed Elise Co, 6-4, 6-2, to bag the girls’ 12-under title; Caro toppled Vitaliano, 6-2, 6-1, for the boys’ 14-under crown; and Harrow clipped Francis Angeles, 4-1, 4-1, to claim the 10-unisex title.
Pascua also secured the girls’ 18-under doubles crown with Bautista by routing Ayl Gonzaga and Karidee Henson, 8-0. In the boys’ side, Eoser Delatorre and Ren Magcosta scored an identical 8-0 victory over top seed Prince Cuenza and Felizardo Lota III. Jarred dela Peña and Rain Racho clinched the boys’ title with an 8-4 victory over Angelo Alegria and Leonardo Manio III
In the 10-under unisex doubles, Francis Angeles and Jacob Sarmiento prevailed over Alexander Calingasan and Kirk Gonzaga, 8-4.
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