Cebuano netters capture 7 titles

Cebuano netters dominated the 17th Gullas Cup which closed yesterday winning seven of the nine titles disputed in the four-day event held at the Cebu International Tennis Centre Inc. (CITCI) in Laray, Consolacion, Cebu.

Butuan’s Angelo Esguerra and Cagayan de Oro’s Dave Sebastian Mosqueda are the only non-Cebuano players who were able to hold their ground against the local juggernaut.

Esquerra outlasted Fritz Satera, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6, to capture the boys 18 title while Mosqueda drubbed Jarryd Laurel, 6-1, 6-2, in the boys 16 final.

Meanwhile, leading the Cebuano charge was Sally Mae Siso who won the premier girls 18 crown with a 6-0, 6-3 demolition of fellow Cebuana Crissianne Issa Kintanar.

Kintanar, however, did not go home empty handed after surviving Imaville Gervacio of Ozamiz, 4-6, 6-0, 10-5, for the girls 16 title.

Maimai Ceniza Bornia also denied Gervacio the girls 14 title beating the latter, 7-5, 6-2.

The boys 14 title was won by Cebu’s Christopher Encarnacion who blanked fellow Cebuano John Clyde Laquio in straight sets while Francis Gener Lambayan frustrated fellow Cebuano Francis Hidalgo, 6-1, 6-4, in the boys 12 final.

The girls 12 title went to Zethley Mae Alferez who swept past Kara Salimbangon, 6-2, 6-3.

Salimbangon’s younger brother Cesar also bowed to Nonito John Pepito, 2-6, 1-6, in the unisex 10 finals.

DOUBLES WINNERS

After both losing in their singles finals, Satera and Jarryd Laurel teamed up to clinch the boys 18 doubles title beating Mark Norman Enriquez and Janel Troy Pintor, 8-7 (3).

The girls 18 doubles title went to the pair of Siso and Hannah Grace Espinosa who routed the tandem of Claire Lazaga and Christine Bellita, 8-3 while Jed Villarin and John Michael Necesario copped the boys 16 doubles title after surviving the tandem of Francis Edelbert Alcantara and Jose Francis Suazo, 8-7 (5).

The boys 14 doubles title was bagged by Harvey Gilbuena and Rene Yan who frustrated Encarnacion and Jermaine Laurel while the girls 14 crown went to Jana Pages and Bornia who dismissed the Gervacio sisters—Imaville and Carmiville, 8-4.

Lambayan also teamed up with Marc Suson in capturing the boys 12 title following their 8-6 win over Rey Dante Toledo and Jace Unto.