Cebuano Seno captures 1st int’l crown at Malacca net

BOGO City Cebu’s Jan Godfrey Seno clinched his first international title yesterday via the 3rd Malacca ATF Asian 14 Under Series Tennis Championship 2013.
The 13-year-old netter made the Philippines proud after surviving a three-and-a-half-hour battle against a Japanese netter, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, to grab the title.
This is Seno’s third international tournament for the year.
Seno entered the finals by dismissing fellow Filipino Michael Eala, 6-1, 6-1, in the semifinals.
Seno, who is studying at the University of San Carlos, first dismissed Malaysia’s Ryan Lee Yip Heng, 6-4 7-6 (5). He next conquered Abdul Shukor Zubair, 6-1, 6-2, then in the quarterfinals, Seno outsmarted Wan Muhammad Fakhrul, 6-3, 6-2.
Seno is now on his way to Penang, Malaysia for the second leg of the series.
For his feat, Seno climbed to No. 2 in the Boys 14 Under Philippine Tennis Association rankings. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON