Juliana Carvajal powered her way to two singles titles while unranked Derek Napala nailed a victory in singles and two in doubles as they shared the MVP honors in the PPS Dir. Alberto Aton national junior tennis tournament at Kidapawan City Tennis Club in Cotabato recently.
Carvajal dominated her rivals in 14-U play, capping it with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ayezza Dino, then the rising star from Digos toppled elder sister, the top-seeded Coleen, 6-4, 6-4, in the 16-U finals to emerge the lone double winner in the Group 2 tournament.
The General Santos City-based Napala stunned top seed Reyman Saldivar, 4-0, 4-5(3), 10-6 in the semis then foiled doubles partner Gene Espinosa, 7-5, 6-3, to snare the crown in the boys’ 14-U division.
Napala then flashed superb condition in doubles play, teaming up with Espinosa to edge Saldivar and Kadil Jamal Raul, 8-6, in the 14-U class then linked up with Steve Aton to rout Saldivar and BJ Flores, 8-0, for the 18-U crown.
Kabacan’s Jairo Ramirez (10-unisex) and Klayton Dino (boys’ 12-U) also triumphed.