Iglupas, Otico march to doubles semis

Khim Iglupas and Bryan Otico barged into the semifinals of the girls’ and boys’ doubles, respectively, late Thursday even as matches in the Phinma-PSC international junior tennis championships Week 2 were suspended Friday due to rains around Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

The 18-year-old Iglupas, also in the hunt for top honors in the singles’ division—and partner Lee Kuan-yi of Korea walked over Indonesians Shevita Aulana and Sabrina Ristawan.

Otico and Japanese Seita Watanabe bested Japan’s Ryoma Matsushita and Fumiya Yoshino, 6-2, 7-5.