Villanueva, Eala clinch tennis titles

RAFA Villanueva and Michael Eala notched straight-set victories to rule their respective divisions in the fifth First Gen Juntaphil Metro Age Group Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center yesterday.

The top-ranked Villanueva outplayed Bettina Bautista, 6-2, 6-0, and captured the girls’ 12-and-under title in the Group I tournament presented by First Gen Corporation and sponsored by Smart.

Eala likewise ran away with the 10-unisex plum for the second straight year, blanking Ryotaro Shimomura, 4-0, 4-0.

Top seed Roxanne Resma repulsed Frances Santiago, 6-4, 6-1, to pocket the girls’ 16-U title.

Rasma was going for a golden double against top seed Samantha Coyiuto in the 18-U finals still being played at presstime.

Also ongoing as of presstime was the girls’ 14-U championship between Santiago and unranked Khim Iglupas.