Vitaliano, Macias rule Palawan-LB netfest

Miles Vitaliano snared the 14-and-under and 16-U crowns to emerge the lone double winner in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala regional age group at the College Country Club inside UP Los Baños in Laguna Tuesday.

Her confidence boosted by a stint with the national team in Thailand, Macias warded off Amanda Zoleta of Lucena City, 6-4, 6-2, to claim the 14-U plum in the five-day Group 2 tournament presented by Technifibre and sponsored by Palawan Pawnshop.

She repeated over Lagrisola, 6-1, 6-0, in the semifinals before crushing Marianne Ferry, 6-1, 6-3, in the 16-U championship.

“I’ve seen the quality of play abroad when we competed in Thailand,” said Vitaliano from Quezon City.  “We really need to train and work hard to cope up with level of international play.”

Jeremiah Macias III took the boys’ 16-U title with a 6-1, 6-1 romp over Stephan Lhuillier but the 15-year-old ace bowed to Joel Atienza of QC, 3-6, 3-6, in the 18-U finals.

The next leg will be held in Cebu-Consolacion on May 7 to 12.