TENNIS

Bugna sustainshot form with 3-title romp

DT · Sep 25, 2026, 3:54 AM

KATHLYN Bugna (second from left) beams as she poses with (from left) coach Ronald Martin, fellow MVP Krelz Gecosala, and Lia and Erwin Garcia of A.C. Garcia Group of Companies after winning three titles in the Bagong Pilipinas Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships. — Photograph courtesy of PPS

Kathlyn Bugna continued to make a strong case as one of the country’s most promising young tennis players, sweeping three titles, including two singles crowns, in the Bagong Pilipinas Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships at the Capitol indoor and outdoor courts in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat recently.

The Batang Onay/RSB standout from La Carlota was virtually untouchable in the girls’ 16U division, dropping just four games in four matches before routing Justine Gumbao, 6-0, 6-2, in the final.

Bugna was just as dominant in the premier 18U category, yielding only five games in four matches and capping her run with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Princess Obaniana.

She completed her three-title haul by teaming up with Ashley Garcia to capture the 18U doubles crown over Dyan Placa and Marxian Sira, matching her three-title performance in the Bagong Pilipinas circuit’s Manila leg, underscoring the consistency of a player being groomed for a bigger future in Philippine tennis.