{"id":133948,"date":"2017-11-25T03:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133948"},"modified":"2017-11-25T03:00:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T08:00:51","slug":"otico-pantino-reach-phinma-netfest-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/25\/otico-pantino-reach-phinma-netfest-semifinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Otico, Pantino reach Phinma netfest semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The top-ranked Filipino pair will be up against third seeds Kei Manaka and Taiyo Yamanaka. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> — Top seed John Bryan Otico and third seed Arthur Craig Pantino downed separate rivals on Friday to reach the semifinal round of the boys’ singles category in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 2 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay courts in Makati City.<\/p>\n

Otico defeated fifth seed Indonesian Odeda Muhammad Arazza, 6-4, 6-1, to advance against fourth seed Japanese Taiyo Yamanaka, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over compatriot Kei Manaka.<\/p>\n

Pantino, on the other hand, rallied past Japanese Ryota Ishii, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3, to arrange a semifinal duel with second seed Japanese Shunsuke Mitsui, who won over sixth seed Filipino Michael Francis Eala, 6-0, 6-3.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Otico and Pantino advanced to the doubles final round after posting a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over fourth seeds Ryota Ishii and Shunsuke Mitsui of Japan.<\/p>\n

The top-ranked Filipino pair will be up against third seeds Kei Manaka and Taiyo Yamanaka after the Japanese tandem eliminated second seeds Malaysian Darrshan Suresh and Indonesian Odeda Muhammad Arazza, 7-5, 6-0 in the semifinal.<\/p>\n

In the girls’ doubles category, second seeds Punnin Kovapitukted of Thailand and Saki Oyama of Japan outplayed third seeds Lisa Mays of Australia and Ashley Kei Yim of Singapore, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the championship round.<\/p>\n

Mays and Yim will face Filipino Shaira Hope Rivera and American Elizabeth Stevens, 6-0, 6-4 winners over Americans Nicole Hammond and Aesha Patel in the semifinal.<\/p>\n

Pantino and Eala were crowned boys’ doubles champions while Hammond and Stevens won the girls’ doubles title in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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