Salvacion brothers gain QF; Sardea stuns No. 2 seed

Siblings Luis and Patrick Salvacion marched to the quarterfinals of the boys’ 12-and-under even as unranked Marco Sardea stunned second seed Lance Gnilo in the premier class of the Lucena leg of the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala regional age group at  Ouans Resort Tennis Courts in Quezon over the weekend.

The top-seeded Luis toppled Andreiy Masongsong, 6-0, 6-1, to set up a Last 8 clash with Pepito Roman, who upset No. 8 Caleb Gnilo.  Fifth-ranked Patrick then beat Ivan Aguiba, 6-4, 6-1, to arrange a quarters duel with Magnus Gnilo.

No. 2 Jose Thomas Bernardo, No. 6 Ron Amper, seventh seed Lawrence Baria and Daniel Alpajora also advanced.

Luis Salvacion likewise made the semifinals in the 10-unisex with a 4-0, 4-1 romp over Raphael Layson.  He will next face Bernardo, the top seed.

Sardea, meanwhile, upended Lance Gnilo, 6-1, 6-1, in the boys’ 18-U class while Kenneth Iporac also upset No. 5 Vryan de Asis, 6-1, 6-1.

Unseeded Nicko Manosca shocked No. 2 Lance Gnilo, 6-4, 7-5, to barge into the 16-U quarters that include Khryz Bunag and Franklin Valderama.