Dagoon sizzles in Arcillas netfest
JAN Cadee Dagoon (center) holds her trophy as she poses with Sta. Rosa City Vice Mayor Arnold Arcillas (left) and Romeo Adato, executive assistant from the Office of the Mayor.
Photograph courtesy of PPS
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JAN Cadee Dagoon (center) holds her trophy as she poses with Sta. Rosa City Vice Mayor Arnold Arcillas (left) and Romeo Adato, executive assistant from the Office of the Mayor.
Photograph courtesy of PPS
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Jan Cadee Dagoon delivered a pair of commanding victories to dominate the Mayor Arlene Arcillas National Juniors Tennis Championships, while Jan Caleb Villeno posted a win and a runner-up finish to share Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors at the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex over the weekend.
Dagoon, a rising star from Olongapo City, lived up to her top billing by storming through the girls’ singles 16U division. She capped her run with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 2 seed and doubles partner Ayl Gonzaga in the finals.
She sustained her blistering form in the 18U title match, overwhelming second seed Izabelle Camcam with the same emphatic scoreline to emerge as the tournament’s only “double” singles winner in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop.
Dagoon actually bagged three titles in total, teaming up with Gonzaga to capture the 18U doubles crown via an 8-2 rout of Cristina Reyes and Jasmine Solis.
In the boys’ side, Villeno, a native of San Pablo City, made his mark by claiming the boys’ 12U title with a 6-0 (ret.) win over doubles partner Jairus Peralta.
Though he fell short of a second singles title after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Anthony Cosca in the 14U finals, Villeno still stood out among the boys’ field and shared MVP honors with Dagoon in the two-week long event sanctioned by Philta and hosted by Sta. Rosa City Mayor Arlene Arcillas as part of the city’s continuing commitment to grassroots sports development.
Cosca’s victory added another feather in the cap for Olongapo City, while fourth seed Julio Naredo of Quezon City pulled off a gritty comeback in the 16U finals, rallying from a set down to stun No. 2 seed Rafa Monte de Ramos, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, matching his triumph in last week’s Dr. Pablo Olivarez Sr. tournament.
Third seed France Dilao and No. 1 Terrence Batallones delivered home-court victories. Dilao outlasted last week’s winner Jonathan Higa in a three-set thriller, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to capture the boys’ 18U crown, while Batallones edged Rafael Cablitas in the 10U unisex final, 5-4(5), 1-4, 10-7.
