A big upset in the boys\u2019 14-and-under division and walkover wins caused by a mix-up in the scheduling marked the first day of the 2005 Calvo\u2019s Insurance Junior Tennis Fall Classic yesterday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n
Benjie Decena was the story of the day as the Tinian netter surprised top seed Russell Buenaventura in three hard-fought sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the boys\u2019 14-and-under quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
His opponent in the semis would be James Camacho, who got the better of Min Woo Cho, 6-1, 6-0. Decena beat Woo Suk Chang 6-1, 6-1 in the first round, while Camacho swept Philip Park 6-0, 6-0 in the same round. Cho beat Andy Nutting 6-2, 6-1 in the opening round.<\/p>\n
Other matches in the age group saw Dominic von Siebenthal defeat Bradley Brostrom 6-2, 6-0. Brostrom advanced to the quarters after skunking Hunter Thorpe, while von Siebenthal was a 6-2, 6-0 victor against Miguel Brostrom. Henry Yang won by walkover against Henry Lee.<\/p>\n
Top seed Ralph Buenaventura, Keith Gabaldon, and female sensation Mayuko Arriola were all awarded walkover wins in the boys\u2019 18-and-under after their opponents failed to show up because their school, Marianas Baptist Academy, had classes on Veterans Day. Organizers apparently didn\u2019t know MBA had classes on the holiday.<\/p>\n
The only match that got underway in the age group was between Nicolas Son and Ho Suk Chang won by the former 6-0, 6-0.<\/p>\n
In the girls\u2019 18-and-under division, Lila Mailman dominated Shane Jones 6-0, 6-0, while Audrey Motto outplayed good friend Vivian Lee 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n
Top seed Joe Motto Jr. debuted strong when he outplayed Christian Miller, 6-1, in the second round of the boys\u2019 10-and-under category. Michael Grandinetti also continues to play well beating Angelo Jones 6-1. Ditto for R.J. Knecht, who hurdled Bryan Mailman 6-4, and Raphael Jones, who swept Ryan Baron 6-0.<\/p>\n
First round results saw Miller defeat Jake Lee, Grandinetti prevailing over Nathan Nutting, Knecht beat Lucas Nutting, and Baron getting past Julian Pellegrino.<\/p>\n
Illia Corella and Gabrielle Race won their first round assignments in the girls\u2019 10-and-under. Corella nipped Michaella Grandinetti 7-5, while Race topped Neghar Rastguiy 6-1. Adele Hudkins won by walkover against Jellian Majors.<\/p>\n
In doubles, Gabaldon and Arriola teamed up to vanquish Son and Chang (4-6, 6-3, 6-1) in the boys\u2019 18-and-under; Decena and Andy Nutting won via walkover against Philip Park and Buenaventura, Lee and Chang top Calvin Yang and Miguel Brostrom (6-4, 6-3), and von Siebenthal and Motto take out John Jeon and Cho (6-1, 6-0) in the boys\u2019 14-and-under; and Baron and Miller sweep Grandinetti and Pellegrino (6-0), and Angelo Jones and Lee edge Knecht and Nutting (6-4) in the boys\u2019 10-and-under.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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