The inaugural Aon Insurance Tennis Tournament is winding down with doubles and mixed doubles concluding a few of its semifinal and quarterfinal matches Saturday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s 4.5, the duo of Nanding Cajigan and Buddy Garote barged into the semifinals after outlasting Lito Cabrera and Hector Benitez, 7-5, 6-2.<\/p>\n
Gannover Rettin and Tony Santos also made it to the Final Four of the men\u2019s 4.0 following their hard-earned 6-4, 6-4 over Xiao Ming and Romy Sotto.<\/p>\n
Benitez and Renato \u201cDodong\u201d Espanola are in the same boat as Rettin and Santos after they ended Chuck Sayon and John Johnson\u2019s championship aspirations with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph.<\/p>\n
Rodel Macasinag and Romy Espeleta likewise advanced to the semis of the men\u2019s 3.0 following their 7-5, 6-2 Francis Mangsat and Orly De Leon. <\/p>\n
Joining them is the pair of Ramon Angeles and Babu Malayil who beat Dennis Tababa and Dillon Lee in a score of 6-0, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Vener Urena and Romy Pandoro, meanwhile, barged into the finals of the men\u2019s 2.0 following their 6-3, 6-7 (3-6), 6-2 conquest of youthful netters Christian Miller and Bryan Baron. <\/p>\n
In the lone match in the women\u2019s 4.0, Merle Hudkins and Thea Minor had their groove on and went on to beat Rose Pederson and Cecil Obaldo, 6-1\/6-2. The win assured Hudkins and Minor a slot in the finals.<\/p>\n
It was also a straight sets win for the husband-and-wife team of Dodong and Vangie Espanola as they defeated Garote and Pederson, 6-2, 6-2, to gain entry into the semis of the mixed 4.0.<\/p>\n
For more information about the inaugural Aon Insurance Tennis Tournament, call Roy Pangelinan at 287-7697, Nelia Luna at 287-0859, Ricky Castro at 234-5091, Richard Asuncion at 287-0856, Edwin Maratas at 287-0870, Babu Malayil at 287-4472, Peter Loyola at 285-3135, Lenny Pantaleon at 285-9500, or email saipan_tennis@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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