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[jirobkk]

The MD first round starts today. This tournament is taking place in Manila.

Does anybody can update the results ?

[altodds]

Kasali ba si NINO diyan?

[coco]

Dapat kasali yan. 2nd round siya sa Thailand, 1st round sa Malaysia. Sa Malaysia tinalo ni Sekiguchi, tiebreak sa 3rd set. Parehong Grade 1 tournaments.

[LVL]

6 RP netters ousted (from Manila Bulletin Online)

Waylon Galvez

Filipinos were ambushed in their home turf yesterday, losing six matches in the opening of the 2008 Mitsubishi International Juniors Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis.

Joshua Ho, Leander Lazaro, Paul Nicole Magaway, Mark Jaypee Balce, Carlos Martin Espedido and qualifier Kyle Cordero exited one after another in a disappointing performance that again illustrated the sad state of Philippine tennis.

Ho had the best performance, battling New Zealand’s Ben Mclachlan in a gripping struggle before bowing out, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (6).

The match lasted four hours, one of the longest in tournament history, according to organizers.

Ho was hit by leg cramps late in the third set, but the 17-year-old kept fighting on, sending the match to another tie break before two successive errors handed the win to the Kiwi campaigner.

Maciej Rajski of Poland defeated Lazaro, 6-3, 6-4; Hong Kong’s Justin Chak-T To downed Magaway, 6-1, 6-3; Michael Lampa of the United States beat Balce, 6-1, 6-1; Kelsey Stevenson of Canada eliminated Cordero, 6-1, 6-4; while Espedido was outclassed by Hong Kong’s Chun Ming Yam, 2-6, 0-6.

Seeing action today after earning a first round bye is Francis Casey Alcantara, who is seeded 12th.

Alcantara, ranked 114th in the world, will face world No. 290 Rajski.

Pablo Olivarez Jr., a member of the RP team that was swept by Japan in their Group I Davis Cup tie, and Juan Fidel Regis were playing Sonny Purnomo of Indonesia and Riki Mclachlan of New Zealand at press time, respectively.

Australians Maverick Banes, Dane Propoggia and Jarryd Chaplin, and Japanese Shuichi Sekiguchi also made it through.

Banes downed compatriot Stephen Hoh, 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-4, while Propoggia defeated Poland’s Igor Bujdo Nowak, 6-3, 6-4.

Chaplin won against Christopher Marquis of India, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, and Sekiguchi edged Chih Chen of Chinese Taipei, 6-2, 6-1.

In the distaff side, tournament qualifier Ashling Sumner of Australia outclassed Tanvi Shah of India, 6-4, 6-3.

[LVL]

Hi All!  One consolation, panalo naman si Nino Alcantara (3 sets).  Sa girls, wiped out daw yung mga pambato ng Pilipinas.   

[Francis]

Thanks for the info!

Go Niño!!!

[jirobkk]

19th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Junior Championships
Manila, PHI, Grade 1
Draw: 48M/24Q/24D, Surface: Hardcourt/Outdoors
Venue : Rizal Memorial Tennis Center
March 25 - 30, 2008

GIRLS
First round
1-LERTCHEEWAKARN Noppawan THA vs BYE
MORRIS Cody AUS d. WC-AGRA Jessica-Marie PHI 61 63
SUSANYI Zsofia HUN d. MARENKO Anna Arina RUS 60 64
15-GUMULYA Beatrice INA vs Bye
11-DOI Misaki JPN vs Bye
KOLESNICHENKO Alexandra UZB d. SHRIVASTAVA Ashvarya IND 76(6) 61
HUBACEK Alenka AUS d. WESTBURY Katherine NZL 75 36 61
6-KICHENOK Lyudmyla UKR vs Bye

4-YANG Zi-Jun HKG vs Bye
Q-SUMNER Ashling AUS d. SHAH Tanvi IND 64 63
SE-SHROFF Kyra IND d. WC-BABA Enah PHI 61 60
14-IVAKHNENKO Valentyna UKR vs Bye
9-PEERS Sally AUS vs Bye
MULSAP Sophia THA d. MATHIS Christina AUT 60 46 75
MAHAJAROENKUL Satjaporn THA d. WC-HO Cathrina Jasmine PHI 61 60
5-JANI Reka-Luca HUN vs Bye

8-HOLLAND Isabella AUS vs Bye
Q-ROGOWSKA Olivia AUS d. LL-MAGAWAY Victoria Louise PHI 60 60
WHYBOURN Lisa GBR d. WC-SANTIAGO Ma. Regina PHI 75 61
12-KICHENOK Nadiya UKR vs Bye
13-NARATTANA Kanyapat THA vs Bye
Q-KHABIBULINA Sasha BLR d. SE-BALU Sharmada IND 62 61
ISHIZU Sachie JPN d. Q-DALE Isabella THA 62 16 60
3-ROMPIES Jessy INA vs Bye

7-SPREMO Milana SRB vs Bye
TUMOVA Monika CZE d. ISSARA Khunpak THA 76(5) 63
TELTUMBDE Rashmi IND d. Q-ORTEZA Patricia Joy PHI 60 61
10-BABOS Timea HUN vs Bye
16-HOPPER Jade AUS vs Bye
LERTPITAKSINCHAI Nicha THA d. WC-LUCERO Rachel Regina PHI 61 60
TE TAI Chelsea NZL d. WC-GUBA Jonicka Martina PHI 61 61
2-CHERNYAKOVA Elena RUS vs Bye

Second round
1-LERTCHEEWAKARN Noppawan THA vs MORRIS Cody AUS
SUSANYI Zsofia HUN vs 15-GUMULYA Beatrice INA
11-DOI Misaki JPN vs KOLESNICHENKO Alexandra UZB
HUBACEK Alenka AUS vs 6-KICHENOK Lyudmyla UKR

4-YANG Zi-Jun HKG vs Q-SUMNER Ashling AUS
SE-SHROFF Kyra IND vs 14-IVAKHNENKO Valentyna UKR
MULSAP Sophia THA vs 9-PEERS Sally AUS vs Bye
MAHAJAROENKUL Satjaporn THA vs 5-JANI Reka-Luca HUN

8-HOLLAND Isabella AUS vs Q-ROGOWSKA Olivia AUS
WHYBOURN Lisa GBR vs 12-KICHENOK Nadiya UKR
13-NARATTANA Kanyapat THA vs Q-KHABIBULINA Sasha BLR
ISHIZU Sachie JPN vs 3-ROMPIES Jessy INA

7-SPREMO Milana SRB vs TUMOVA Monika CZE
TELTUMBDE Rashmi IND vs 10-BABOS Timea HUN
LERTPITAKSINCHAI Nicha THA vs 16-HOPPER Jade AUS
TE TAI Chelsea NZL vs 2-CHERNYAKOVA Elena RUS


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[jirobkk]

BOYS
First round
1-THOMAS Andrew AUS vs Bye
MCLACHLAN Ben NZL d. WC-HO Joshua PHI 76(3) 46 76(6)
DUCKWORTH James AUS d. YOUNG Christopher AUS 62 63
14-MATSUO Yuki JPN vs Bye
9-MOSER Niki AUT vs Bye
CHAPLIN Jarryd AUS d. MARQUIS Christopher IND 64 36 64
Q-YAM Chun-Ming HKG d. Q-ESPEDIDO Carlos Martin PHI 62 60
7-LOBKOV Alexander RUS vs Bye

4-CHO Soong-Jae KOR vs Bye
SE-AKHAZZAN Faris GBR d. AL HAJI Abdullah QAT 75 61
PROPOGGIA Dane AUS d. BUJDO NOWAK Igor POL 63 64
15-WAGH Akash IND vs Bye
10-MACKENZIE Logan NZL vs Bye
SEKIGUCHI Shuichi JPN d. Q-CHEN Chih TPE 62 61
OLIVAREZ Pablo Jr. PHI d. PURNOMO Sonny INA 46 62 64
5-WACHIRAMANOWONG Kittiphong THA vs Bye

8-JAMES Mathew GBR vs Bye
Q-LAMPA Michael USA d. WC-BALCE Mark-Jaype PHI 61 61
RAJSKI Maciej POL d. WC-LAZARO Leander PHI 63 64
12-ALCANTARA Francis Casey PHI vs Bye
16-SITARAM Sudanwa IND vs Bye
Q-TO Justin. Chak-T HKG d. WC-MAGAWAY Paul Nicole PHI 61 63
MCLACHLAN Riki NZL d. REGIS Juan Fidel PHI 61 62
3-VERRYTH Mark AUS vs Bye

6-MORIYA Hiroki JPN vs Bye
KELLY-HOUSTON Jordan NZL d. WC-SY Akio PHI 61 63
STEVENSON Kelsey CAN d. LL-CORDERO Kyle USA 61 64
11-VANDENBULCKE Yannick BEL vs Bye
13-SINGH Karunuday IND vs Bye
HOH Stephen AUS d. BANES Maverick AUS 76(3) 06 64
DELL'ORTO Dino HKG d. ATKINSON James GBR 64 61
2-PUC Borut SLO vs Bye

Second round
1-THOMAS Andrew AUS vs MCLACHLAN Ben NZL
DUCKWORTH James AUS vs 14-MATSUO Yuki JPN
9-MOSER Niki AUT vs CHAPLIN Jarryd AUS
Q-YAM Chun-Ming HKG vs 7-LOBKOV Alexander RUS

4-CHO Soong-Jae KOR vs SE-AKHAZZAN Faris GBR
PROPOGGIA Dane AUS vs 15-WAGH Akash IND
10-MACKENZIE Logan NZL vs SEKIGUCHI Shuichi JPN
5-WACHIRAMANOWONG Kittiphong THA vs OLIVAREZ Pablo Jr. PHI

8-JAMES Mathew GBR vs Q-LAMPA Michael USA
RAJSKI Maciej POL vs 12-ALCANTARA Francis Casey PHI
16-SITARAM Sudanwa IND vs Q-TO Justin. Chak-T HKG
MCLACHLAN Riki NZL vs 3-VERRYTH Mark AUS

6-MORIYA Hiroki JPN vs KELLY-HOUSTON Jordan NZL
STEVENSON Kelsey CAN vs 11-VANDENBULCKE Yannick BEL
13-SINGH Karunuday IND vs HOH Stephen AUS
DELL'ORTO Dino HKG vs 2-PUC Borut SLO

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[AL]

congrats sa winner, may next time naman sa mga natalo, and sana i-post naman  un mga pictures, lalo na un kay nino, di ko pa sya kilala thanks...

[LVL]

Hi all!  In fairness, karamihan yata sa mga players natin na lumaro ay nasa 14-15 years old age group while yung mga kalaban ay nasa 16 years of age na....Valuable experience ito sa mga players natin.  At least, di na kailangan pang lumabas ng bansa to play with players of international caliber.   

[ruud]

its in the news! nino won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

[SLP888]

congrats oldskul!!!sundoin kayo ni Pilo at mantua sa airport. Pagbutihin mo ang pag coach wag mong i-coach sa iba-iba sa tennis lang!

[altodds]

congrats oldskul!!!sundoin kayo ni Pilo at mantua sa airport. Pagbutihin mo ang pag coach wag mong i-coach sa iba-iba sa tennis lang!

Paano masusundo ni Pilo at ni Chimel si OLdskul sa Nagoya, sa 30 ang flight nila ni Nino, sa 30 nandiyan si Pilo at Chimel sa iyo dii ba, birthday ni RedStone, nakalimutan mo na si Big Time ah

[LVL]

Congrats oldskul!  One of the best wins for Nino ito.   Ibang klase ang ipinakita niya na guts and determination.  Imagine, down 0-4 sa third set and may injury pa.....Mabuhay kayo! 

[LVL]

Alcantara routs Australian bet to enter semis 


By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA

Francis Casey Alcantara blunted Australian third seed Mark Verryth’s power game to pull off his second upset victory yesterday and advance into the semifinals of the 12th Mitsubishi International Junior Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

Alcantara racked up nine straight games to oust the hard-hitting Australian, 7-5, 6-0, in one hour and 21 minutes and continue his magical run in this tournament where he is the lone surviving Filipino campaigner.

The 12th pick and world No. 114 Alcantara chased and returned all Verryth’s powerful serves and was patient all game in sealing the win while staying in pace to becoming the first Filipino to win the title.

"Malakas siya lalo na ‘yung mga serves niya. Kailangan ko lang ibalik lahat ng mga iyon para manalo," the Cagayan de Oro-based Alcantara said.

The six-foot-five Verryth, ranked No. 43 junior in the world, blasted his way with big serves and shots to seize leads at 3-1, 4-3 and 5-4.

But his final lead turned out to be his last as the 5-foot-7 Alcantara put on an outstanding performance, winning several points with an impeccable net game.

"Kailangan ko lang mabreak ang mga serve niya para hindi ako masyadong mahirapan," Alcantara, a Week 1 runner-up of last year’s Phinma International Juniors, said.

It was Alcantara’s biggest win so far since shocking No. 8 Matthew James of Great Britain in the quarters.

Alcantara became more aggressive in the second set and forced Verryth into errors while capping his victory with a between-the-legs return that sent the Australian scrambling.

Next for Alcantara is second pick and world No. 28 Borut Puc of Slovenia, who edged Japanese sixth seed Hiroki Moriya, 6-4, 7-5.

Korean fourth pick Cho Soong-jae pulled off the day’s biggest upset via a thrilling 6-3, 7-6 (4) triumph over top seed Kittiphong Wachiramanowong of Thailand.

Australian Andrew Thomas completed the Final Four cast with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph on Alexander Lobkov of Russia.

In the girls’ action, Hungarian 10th seed Timea Babos stunned second pick Elna Chernyakova of Russia, 6-0, 6-0, for a semis meeting with Ukranian Nadiya Kichenok, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 winner over Thailand’s Kanyapat Narattana.

Kanyapat’s compatriot, topseed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, whipped Uzbekistan’s Alexandra Kolesnichenko, 6-0, 6-3 to arrange semis date with No. 4 Yang Zi-jun of Hong Kong, a 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 winner over fifth pick RekaLuca Jani of Hungary.

[boyet]

Francis Casey Alcantara’s bid to become the first Filipino champion of the Mitsubishi International Juniors Tennis Championship came to a crashing halt as he bowed to the power-hitting Borut Puc of Slovenia, 6-4, 4-6, 0-6, in the semifinals yesterday at the Rizal Tennis Center.

The 12th seed Alcantara, 16, started strong but wavered in the face of Puc’s fiery game, bowing to the second-ranked Slovenian after two hours and 10 minutes of battle.

Alcantara appeared headed for an upset when he masterfully won the first set, 6-4, then took a 2-0 lead in the second.

But Puc, 17, turned things around and salvaged the match, hammering powerful serves and crisp forehand winners.

“It was tough. He was tough,” said the 6-foot-3 Puc, who also made the semifinals last year but missed the final on a 2-6, 3-6 loss to eventual champion John Patrick Smith of Australia.

With a win over Alcantara, Puc arranged a final match with No. 4 Cho Soong Jae of Korea, who booted out top seed Andrew Thomas, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

In girls’ action, top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand downed No. 4 Yang Zi Jun of Hong Kong, 7-6 (4), 6-2, to arrange a showdown with No. 10 Timea Babos of Hungary, a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) winner over No. 12 Nadiya Kichenok of Ukraine.

So dejected was Alcantara that he didn’t attend the post-game interview.

“I know it would be tough playing him (Alcantara), he fought really hard. But I came out physically stronger,” said Puc.

“He’s a good player and he has two years left in the juniors circuit, I know he’s going to improve,” said Puc, who has a chance to play Alcantara again next year since he still has one more year left in the 18-and-under circuit.

The Slovenian, who had never lost a set in the tourney until yesterday, hit his shots either too long or too wide in the first set and the early part of the second, enabling Alcantara to dictate the tempo.

Puc, however, got stronger as the match wore on.

“My game plan was to stretch the match to a third set because I know he’s tired after all the tough games he’d played here,” said Puc. “I wasn’t bothered by the heat, not at all. I wish it was hotter.” Puc displayed some court antics doing pushups twice late in the third set when Alcantara was treated for cramps.

[altodds]

Oldskul and Nino just arrived here and called us while celebrating Redstone's Birthday.
Slp and Redstone will meet them in Nagoya tomorrow, to support Nino's Campaign