Kimi Brodeth and Mcleen Gomera came away with a pair of emphatic victories to dominate the premier division of the Masters Top 8 Tennis Championships at the Iloilo Sports Complex courts in Iloilo City over the weekend.
Brodeth swept the Group A elims, including a 6-2, 6-4, 11-9 escape against wild card Jasmine Jaran from Bacolod then the Ormoc City ace toppled AJ Acabo in the crossover semis.
In the finals, she repeated over Jaran, 6-3, 6-0, to claim the girls’ 18-and-under crown in the week-long event that featured the top-ranked players in four age-group categories in the Palawan Pawnshop junior circuit last year.
Gomera likewise flashed top form to top Group B eliminations, breezed past Group A No. 2 Chad Cuizon from Cebu in the semis before thwarting Group A topnotcher Kendrick Bona from Puerto Princesa, 6-4, 6-1, to nail the boys’ 18-and-U diadem.
Other winners in the tournament were Jana Diaz of Imus, Cavite and Ormoc’s Kenzo Brodeth (16-and-under); Iloilo’s Lorraine Jallorina and Lexious Cruz of Nueva Ecija (14-and-under); and Naga City’s Maristela Torrecampo and Claudwin Tonacao from Bogo City, Cebu.
Diaz also swept the Group A elims, downed Queen Villa in the semis then crushed Ma. Niña Torrejos, 6-0, 6-3; while Kenzo Brodeth likewise ripped the Group A field in the elims, got past Frank Dilao in the semis then thwarted Benedict Lim, 6-4, 6-4.
Jallorina also scored three wins in the Group B elims, bested Group A No. 1 Ave Policarpio in the semis then repelled Cadee Dagoon, 6-2, 6-4; while Cruz likewise posted three victories in the elims, defeated Adrian Rodriguez in the semis then blasted Anthony Castigador, 6-0, 6-2.
