Three Lhuillier age-group net titles for Pantino

PHILIPPINE Tennis Academy’s Arthur Craig Pantino bagged three titles to lead the winners in  the  recent Ubay, Bohol leg  of the Cebuana Lhuillier Age-Group Tennis Championship.

Pantino,  who  hails  from  Cebu, had an easy 6-0, 6-1 win  over Marawi City’s Duma Hakim Boloto in  the 16-and-under  finals and posted a  6-3, 6-1 victory over Misamis Oriental’s Auden Aron Paduganan in the 18-U championship.
Pantino also  shared  the 18-U doubles title with Francis Hidalgo after  they bested Boloto and Clyde Maricasino, 8-7.

“His stint in  this  series provides an opportunity  for  the  others  to  play against  a  high-caliber opponent as Pantino  has long  been training  and  competing abroad with the PTA’s support,”  said Cebuana Lhuillier president-CEO and tennis association chair Jean Henri Lhuillier.

Carlyn Bless Guarde from Sultan Kudarat  bagged two girls’ crowns after disposing of Cebu bets Elizabeth Abarquez, 6-3, 6-3, in 14-U and Shynne Villareal, 4-6, 6-1, 11-9, in 16-U.

Villareal pocketed  the 18-U  title after stopping  local  bet Dawn Albert Uy,  6-4, 6-3, in the leg that  attracted 118  entries .