Kiana de Asis logged another two-title romp while Karl Baran salvaged a victory in the boys’ 16-and-under class in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Pintaflores Festival age-group tennis tournament at San Carlos City Tennis Center in Negros Occidental last Monday.
De Asis endured three three-setters to snare the girls’ 14-U diadem, thwarting Kim Galanza, 4-1, 2-4, 10-6, in the quarterfinals; Bliss Bayking, 3-5, 4-1, 10-6, in the semifinals; and Shyryn Salazar, 7-6(5), 5-7, 10-7, in the finals.
De Asis, who also romped off with a pair of wins in Pontevedra and Panaad, repeated over Salazar, 6-0, 6-1, to bag the 16-U crown.
But local ace Bayking foiled De Asis’ three-title bid, winning the centerpiece 18-U plum with a 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-7 triumph in the Group 5 tournament.
Baran, also from La Carlota like De Asis, posted a 4-0 (ret.) win over Reynan Mahusay to clinch the 16-U title.