JEDDAH, 7 December — KAIA-UNASCO led by Rhodel Rina dismissed the prelude barrage showed they are the team to deem with when they blasted the team of Romy Torres’ SKAB a 3-2 result. BCJ-Toshiba, a team to watch as well, captained by Tony Montero lead to a 4-1 victory against Jafforms of Reggie Sanosa the team captain. But SKAB regroup the following day and tested their first victory by overcoming tenacious Jets (Rey Lianza — team captain) a 3-2 scores. It is barely the beginning of B1 category of this ongoing AFTPA-2nd Najran Natural Mineral Water team tennis tournament at Al Bilad hotel, but apparently their proficiency in tennis is difficult to determine who will conquer this higher tourney category.
The pliant category B2 antagonism for slots in the quarterfinals, are all giving their uphill struggle for the last hurray. The tandem of the spirited glistering Voie Reyes (also playing category B1of KAIA-Unasco) and Alex Duma of Express Point-BNCF emerged an 8-2 space for Pomatch Nildo Tan and Fred Bautista to cover up until the 4th game of Roy Martinez and Joey Manalo against Ramon Eugenio and Ramil Lanada and score 8-2 to tied up the team 2-2. While ensuing, the partnership of Express Point Arman Monasterial and Ben Briola downed Bong Nigos and Rene Bernales 8-4, resulted to convincing team score 3-2 for Express Point. While the team of Apo-Bridgestone and TPST1-Teledesign, APO’s Alam Chaudary and Danny Bay determined in defeating Steve Coventry and Nigel a convincing 8-7, while Mohammad Farsi and Ruben Al Zate still of APO overpowered Levi Castor and Rod Samson 8-0 score. Neil Martin and Rolly Macayana downed Gerry Alcantara and Toto Manalo of TPST 8-3; Dominic Dadal and Jimmy Valeros of TPST crushed Auriel Soriano and Hassan Diab 8-3 followed a success of TPST Joel Sacal and Graham Parker trounced Leo Dagalea and Acmad Sani 8-5 but shortfall for Teledesign to the superiority of Bridgestones’ victory a 3-2 team score.
The resurgence of NCB-Areeco proudly conquest over BCJ team a score 3-2 owing to the first game of NCB Rodan Roque and Serge Ventucillo a class of strategy plan, they pinned down BCJ best double Francis Idjao and Khalid Hisham 8-6; comparable in the first game NCB-Ted Espiritu and Jojo Gutierez played a multitalented show beating Nilo Salvadia and Jimmy Sabarillo 8-5; in succession, the third and fourth games the BCJ turn the stimulation through the versatile performance of Serge Taga and Roger Abarra dashed the hopes of NCB Louie Bautista and Ramsey Abul Hosn 8-6; Jake Viduya and Jimmy Miranda BCJ rallied to crush the pair of Milo Balueta and NCB team captain Nilo de Villa 8-4 to tie the count of 2-2. But the spirited NCB team sustained competently to the skillfull of Henry Sarmiento with his partner JasonVasallo registering victory 8-6 over the desire of BCJ Ed Santiago and Teody Manguera to march the end game.
Canada Team gone astray to Pogmatch team scores 1-4 tally, although matches results were all convincing. Energetic Santos Della and George Bornales loss to Nonie Payo and Eric de Chavez 7-8 (tie break 1/7); Tim San Gabriel and Glen Baromeo defeated 6-8 by Rene Bernales and Bong Nigos; a tie break of 5-7 in a thrilling match between Bong Tipon and Wilson Pilongo against Boy Isuga and Fred Masangkay; again hard luck for Walter Garcia and Nestor Sorosoro went down 6-8 to Joey Manalo and Roy Martinez. Only to prevail 1 team score for Canada’s George Certeza and CelsoAbella won by default of the fifth game.
Najran Natural Mineral Water represented by Raoul Eden is the major sponsor of this Year End Tennis Tournament, co-sponsors are ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel, Gandour, Pepsi Cola Bugshan, Reebok, and friends of AFTPA.
In another exciting match, ASTEC-Malaysia Airlines vanquished Teledesign-TPST1 decision team score 3-2. Astec Uly Batolata and John Cormack showed the way out of Stephen Coventry and Nigel D. an 8-3 defeat. But Matt Makenzie and Graham Parker revenge their compatriot a fashion win 8-4 against Greg Damaso and Pol Fernandez. Again the agility of Gerry Alcantara and Toto Manalo overwhelmed Malaysia Airlines team Captain Cesar Quilenderino (Astec Vice Chairman) and Jojo Casem an 8-2 result. Next game was the pride of Malaysia Airlines tandem Azmi Jamil and Raymond Davis displayed finesse tennis by defeating Dominic Dadal and Jimmy Valeros 8-6. To seal the victory of Astec, the pair of Mohsen and Gerry Ragunjan downed Joel Sacal and Rod Samson 8-6. Another event, APO Team defeated Saudia-Jafforms 3-2.
