TOP seed Janus Ringia of South Cotabato defeated fourth seed Aljohn Talatayod, 6-4, 6-2, on Thursday to reach the boys’ 16-under final of the 28th Andrada Cup Junior Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Ringia, a bronze medalist in the 2015 Palarong Pambansa, will face second seed Marcus del Rosario, who survived third seed Jose Antonio Tria, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the semifinal round.
In the girls’ 16-under class, third seed Michaela Vicencio pulled off a 6-3, 7-5 upset win over No. 1 Gennifer Pangente to arrange a championship showdown with unseeded Crystal Mildwaters in the Group 1 tournament supported by former Philta vice president Manuel Misa of Altamar Shipping, Thaddeus Sporting Goods and official ball Babolat.
Mildwaters ousted fifth seed Macie Carlos, 6-1, 6-0 in their semifinal encounter. She eliminated No. 4 Blanche Lagrisola, 6-1, 6-0, in the second round.
Carlos consoled herself with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Justine Maneja in the 14-under class, the win setting her up against second seed Gaby Zoleta in the final. Zoleta won over Kryshana Brazal, 6-2, 7-5.
In the boys’ 12-under category, No. 1 Andrei Jarata outplayed fourth seed Axl Lajon Gonzaga, 6-3, 6-4, to advance in the final against No. 6 Exequiel Jucutan, who eliminated second seed Samuel Nuguit, 6-1, 6-2.
Playing in the 10-under unisex final are No. 1 Tennielle Madis, a 4-0, 4-1 winner over Sam Salazar, and No. 2 Chad Quizon, who prevailed over Marielle Jarata, 4-0, 4-0.