Iglupas, Capadocia forge Olivarez title duel

Khim Iglupas and Marian Capadocia lived up to the hype and ripped their respective rivals in emphatic fashions to seal a showdown for the women’s Open singles crown in the sixth Olivarez Cup Tennis Championship at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque City on Friday.

The top seeded Iglupas dominated Maia Balce in the opening set then broke her sixth-ranked rival once in the second to complete a 6-1, 6-4 victory while No. 2 Capadocia held off No. 4 Christine Patrimonio in the first frame then stamped her class in the next for a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the semifinals of the centerpiece event presented by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala through COO Bobby Castro and sanctioned by Philta.