{"id":132124,"date":"2017-11-18T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T05:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132124"},"modified":"2017-11-18T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T05:39:11","slug":"pantino-earns-semis-berth-in-phinma-psc-juniors-netfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/18\/pantino-earns-semis-berth-in-phinma-psc-juniors-netfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantino earns semis berth in Phinma-PSC juniors netfest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The second-ranked Pantino is the only Filipino left in the tournament after Michael Francis Eala and wild card Jose Antonio Tria were eliminated in the quarterfinal round. (Photo<\/a>: Arthur Craig Diaz Pantino\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino defeated Japanese Ryota Ishii, 6-2, 6-2, on Friday to reach the boys’ singles semifinal round in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay court in Makati City.<\/p>\n

The second-ranked Pantino is the only Filipino left in the tournament after Michael Francis Eala and wild card Jose Antonio Tria were eliminated in the quarterfinal round.<\/p>\n

Pantino marched onto the Final Four where he will face third seed Japanese Taiyo Yamanaka, who scored a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Tria.<\/p>\n

Fourth seed Indonesian Odeda Muhammad Arazza also made it to the semifinal round after pulling off a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Eala. The Indonesian will be up against top seed Japanese Shunsuke Mitsui.<\/p>\n

Mitsui, who is No. 264 in the world juniors rankings, downed sixth-seeded Malaysian Shamirul Shahril Mohd Adam Das, 6-0, 6-2.<\/p>\n

In the boys’ doubles category, the top-ranked pair of Pantino and Eala won over Japanese Nowa Matsubayashi and Mohd Adam Das, 6-1, 6-1, to advance to the championship round.<\/p>\n

The Filipino duo will be up against third seeds Kei Manaka and Taiyo Yamanaka, who prevailed over Filipino Manuel Balce III and American Jericho Grollman, 6-3, 6-4, in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, American Nicole Hammond outplayed Chinese Tian Fangram, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, to lead the semifinalists in the girls’ singles category of the event sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation and organized by the Philippine Tennis Association.<\/p>\n

Hammond will be up against fourth seed Lin Wing Ka of Hong Kong, who rallied past sixth-ranked American Aesha Patel, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n

Also booking semifinal berths were No. 2 Australian Lisa Mays and American Elizabeth Stevens. Mays ousted Filipino Melanie Faye Dizon, 6-2, 6-4, while Stevens won over Japanese Saki Oyama, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n

In the girls’ doubles category, Hammond and Stevens stunned top seeds Li Xuanjin of China and Chang Ting-Pei of Chinese Taipei, 4-6, 6-4 [10-4] to advance to the final round.<\/p>\n

The American pair will face Chinese tandem Li Jingyi and Tian Fangran, who scored a 6-7 (6), 6-1, [12-10] upset win over third seeds Annika Kannan of India and Patel.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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