TOP SEED Marinel Rudas survived a tough-fighting Khim Iglupas, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), yesterday to set up a semifinal duel with Marian Jade Capadocia in the third Cainta-Palawan Pawnshop Open tennis at Brookside Hills Tennis Club.
Defending champion Clarice Patrimonio used her firm groundstrokes and booming serves to turn back Edilyn Balanga, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, while Marian Jade Capadocia downed top seed Marinel Rudas, 6-4, 6-3, late Friday in the semifinals of the third Olivarez Cup Open Tennis Championship at Olivarez Sports Center in Parañaque.
Eric Olivarez Jr. picked up his second singles crown after a dominating show in the boys’ 18-under final even as national team member Marian Jade Capadocia prevailed as expected in the girls’ division over the weekend in the 23rd Andrada Cup Group 1 tennis tournament at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Marinel Rudas displayed the form sharpened from playing abroad in pulling off a 6-4, 7-5 upset of second seed Samantha Coyiuto Wednesday to crash into the semifinals of the centerpiece 18-under girls singles semifinals of the 23rd Andrada Cup Group 1 tennis tournament at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
