National team mainstays Malvinne Ann Alcala and Aldreen Rae Concepcion knocked off their respective rivals in varying fashions to lead the winners in the girls’ Under-19 singles of the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) tournament which got under way at Powersmash in Makati City on Saturday.
Alcala, an unseeded but one of the fancied bets in both the U-19 and Open divisions, shook off a first-set struggle then pounded her way to a 21-13, 21-7 romp over Glyvette Etis of La Salle in 25 minutes while Concepcion recovered from a second set meltdown to turn back Golden Shuttle Foundation’s Nicole Nieto, 21-19, 12-21, 21-12.
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