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Straight game wins in Day 3 of Shirley’s Badminton Classic
Leo Su chases a low shot from A.J. Ortega during their men’s C singles game in the 2014 Shirley’s Badminton Classic last Saturday at the TSL Sports Complex. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
In the men’s singles division, Class A, Macoi Aguda pulled off an upset over Glenn Bluutjens, 21-16, 21-19, while last year’s finalist Ferdie Arago also took only two games to down Jordan Pangilinan, 21-19, 21-10. In Class B matches, Ezekiel Macario routed John Canto, 21-0, 21-11, while Joel Ortega defeated Edwin Montoya, 21-14, 21-12. In the two other men’s singles matches (Class C), A.J. Ortega topped Sato San, 21-17, 21-11, while Toshiako recorded the lone victory via three games in the men’s singles after rallying past Sang Do Park, 20-21, 21-20, 21-14.
In the women’s A singles, defending champion Hannah Choi edged Janelle Pangilinan, 21-18, 21-19, while Nicole Malasarte dominated Rowena Sison in their Class B tiff, 21-14, 21-6. In the C singles, Patricia Abantao swept Vilma Reyes, 21-10, 21-12.
In the doubles division, the pair of Shirley Kim and Lani Santos notched back-to-back wins in the 35-and-above category in Day 3 of the annual competition. They first prevailed over Elna Curate and Roxe Lazaro, 21-17, 21-19, before beating Cristy Villaflor and Judy Mendieta, 21-14, 21-15. In the third women’s 35-and-above doubles match, Alma Ortega and Sally Im needed three games to nip Merlie Tolentino and Emily Vargas, 21-16, 16-21, 21-16.
Though they lost in the 35-and-above age group, Mendieta and Vargas managed to secure a win last Sunday after outclassing Gwynette and Janine Florentino in the Class C, 21-18, 21-14. In Class B, Windy Fernandez and Toshiko Obata crushed Cheng Saturno and Lucella Lampera, 21-13, 21-9.
In the men’s division, the two Class C matches were decided after only two games with Patrick Fernandez and Leo Su and Cano and Jeremi Montenejo on the winning end. Fernandez and Su beat Ariel Jinang and Ray Musada, 21-17, 21-18, while Cano and Montenejo triumphed over Sato and Jun Kim, 21-14, 21-12.
In the lone men’s 35-and-above doubles, Oh Im Bog and Yu swept Jinang and Musada, 21-14, 21-14, while in Class B, Chris Hilario and Aries Cordero got a free win (default) over Ariel Mariano and Panapa Peteru.
The men’s and women’s singles and doubles events in the Shirley’s Badminton Classic have a round-robin format in the elimination with only the Top 4 players/teams advancing to the playoffs.
