A total allenge Under-14 and Under-16 Qualifying Tournament, which will commence on Friday at the Makati Sports Club.
The champions for both categories will represent the Philippines in the Women’s Tennis Association Future Stars in China this October.
Cebuana Lhuillier president and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier expressed his excitement over the impressive turnout of competitors for this year.
“The Cebuana Lhuillier Girls’ Tennis Challenge has seen the talent of many junior tennis players since 2016, it has produced rising tennis stars like Alex Eala who recently made her debut at the US Open. My hope for these young girls is that they prove their mettle through this tournament and give the Philippines something to be proud of in the WTA Future Stars tourney,” Lhuillier said.
Competing in the Under-14 category are Alexa Milliam from Bacolod City, Marielle Alexi Jarata from La Union, as well as Tiffany Claire Nocos and Khymberly Jhane Mckenzie who both hail from Cebu, Adding to this roster is Jufe-Ann Cocoy from Alabang and Mica Ella Emana from Manila. Completing this year’s under 14 category are Lanao Del Norte native Angel Denopol and Corazon Lambonao of Ormoc.
Meanwhile, battling for the top spot in the under-16 category are Jenaila Rose Prulla from Bulacan, and Amanda Gabrielle Zoleta and Julia Asaliah Ignacio who both come from Lucena City, and Justine Hannah Maneja from Quezon City.
Rounding up the roster of the under-16 girls’ category are Sydney Enriquez from Zamboanga Del Norte, Kristine Guia Margarette Bandolis from Lanao del Norte, Maria Judy Ann Padilla who hails from Ozamis City, and Althea Fay Ong from Olongapo City.
This year’s tournament is sanctioned by Unified Tennis Philippines and is supported by AXA Philippines, Standard Insurance, Dunlop, and the Makati Sports Club.
