A total of 190 of the top age group netters in the National Capital Region have already signed up for the Palawan Pawnshop’s 2013 President’s Cup National Age Group tennis tournament this Dec. 13-17 at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque.
Leading the list in the premier Boys’ 18-Under division are top seed Eric Jed Olivarez, no.2 Andrew Joshua Cano, no.3 Marcen Angelo Gonzales and no.4 Jerome Romualdez.
The 14-year-old Romualdez is a winner of two championship titles in the Palawan Pawnshop-OTR regional age-group tennis tournament last Oct.6 at the Consolacion Tennis Courts in Sitio Laray, Consolacion town.
Also set to see action in the event, which is part of the year-round, nationwide circuit put up by Palawan Pawnshop COO Bobby Castro and Guillermo Nocom, president of Technosports, distributor of Babolat, are no.5 seed Luke Flores, no.6 Jose Nicolas Cano, no.7 Chris Justine Prulla and no.8 Emmanuel Fuellas. /Correspondent Jade S. Violeta