Ong rules premier PCS-Philta age group title | Inquirer Sports

Ong rules premier PCS-Philta age group title

/ 03:46 AM December 28, 2014

Top seed Maria Dominique Ong ruled the centerpiece girls’ 18-under category of the recent PSC-Philta National age-group tennis tournament at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

The 16-year-old Ong downed Frances Santiago, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, to win the title. She beat Rafaella Villanueva, 6-3, 6-1, in the semifinals.

Ong also made the semifinals of the 16-under at the expense of Bettina Bautista, 6-0, 6-2, but lost in the final four to Santiago (6-3, 5-7, 6-3).

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Ong was earlier erroneously reported as having lost to Villanueva in the 16-under quarterfinals.

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Villanueva actually beat second seed Colleen Sioson, 6-3, 6-4, and not Ong, to reach the 16-under semifinals and then ousted Nicole Amistad, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, to make the finals. Santiago eventually bagged the 16-under after a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Villanueva.

Ong is one of the most promising young netters who served as ball kids during the International Premier Tennis League first leg in Manila last month.

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She is currently ranked 637th in the world in juniors and has been competing abroad, going as far as Nairobi, Kenya. She finished runner-up in another age-group tourney in Bangladesh last month.

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