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Benitez, Asuncion, Mosley bag singles titles
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Posted on Jun 01 2004
Hector Benitez, Richard Asuncion, and Cameron Mosley came up with big performances yesterday and got more than waterpark passes in the 22nd Annual DFS Micronesian Tennis Championships.
Benitez rode the momentum of his three-set win against Sonny Decena to the finals and handily beat Michael Roberts, 6-4, 6-4, to win the men’s 3.0 singles championship at the Pacific Islands Club tennis courts.
Last Sunday, Benitez loss the first set but survived a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 decision against Decena, who hails from Tinian.
In the men’s 4.0 singles division, Richard Asuncion validated his top seeding by besting veteran netter Elmer Guzman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 Asuncion hurdled Richard Brostrom in the quarters, while Guzman advanced to the championship after beating Tony Santos.
Mosley, for her part, won the women’s 3.0 singles championship after finishing the round-robin draw with a superior 3-2 win-loss record. Mosley, the sister of swimming standout Nina Mosley, beat Heidi Yelin (2-2) and Jessica Black (2-3).
In the boys 12-and-under doubles division, the Dynamic Duo of Joe Motto Jr. and Dominic Von Siebenthal took the championship after winning against the pair of Keenan Thorpe and Miguel Brostrom, 6-1, 6-2.
Kanani Ashraf and Dinalet Jones, meanwhile, got the plum in the girls 12-and-under doubles. Ashraf and Jones played beautiful music together en route to 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory against tough challengers Vivian Lee and Lila Mailman.
Two other singles divisions are still left undecided as of noon yesterday.
In the women’s 4.0 singles, Mayuko Arriola advanced to the finals after beating Kanani Ashraf in a marathon 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 game Sunday and then drubbed Merle Hudkins, 6-3, 6-1, yesterday. She will face No. 2 seed Cleofe Santos, who eliminated teenager Vivian Lee, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Action in the men’s singles open saw Jeff Race and Michael Son advancing to the finals after overcoming powerful opponents Sunday. Race defeated tourney surprise Gustavo Neri, 7-5, 6-2, while Son outplayed Felipe Quiroz, 6-1, 7-5.
