Milliam posts rare PPS 3-title romp

Alexa Milliam claimed three titles to dominate the Bacolod leg of the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala age group tennis tournament at Centercourt and Panaad Tennis Courts on Monday.

While she was tipped to stamp her class in her age-group and in the 14-and-Under side, the 12-year-old Milliam added the 16-U diadem by trouncing Shyryn Salazar, 6-0, 6-4.

The St. Michael Academy of Pontevedra, Inc. ace earlier routed Jasmin Jaran, 6-1, 6-0, in the 12-U finals and repulsed Jufeann Cocoy, 7-5, 6-1, to clinch the 14-U plum.

Fellow SMAPI mainstay Reynan Mahusay shared Most Valuable Player honors with Milliam as he toppled Cesar Po, 7-5, 6-1, to pocket the boys’ 16-U crown but bowed to Dumaguete’s Reyniel Marcellana, 6-1, 7-6(5), in the 18-U finals of the 43rd leg of the nationwide circuit.

Other singles winners: Ormoc’s Cedric Bravo, boys’ 14-U; La Carlota’s Khenz Justiniani, boys’ 12-U; Giovani Dimate, 10-unisex; Jewel Milliam, girls’ 18-U —VANESSA HIDALGO