Iglupas rips Ito, moves into Phinma quarters

Top seed Khim Iglupas warded off Japanese Shiori Ito and hacked out a 6-4, 6-3 victory then watched the rest of the Filipino bets bow one after the other in singles play in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors Tennis Championships Week 2 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday.

Out to atone for her semifinal exit in Week 1, the 18-year-old Iglupas needed to toughen up against the game Ito in the opening frame then imposed her will in the next to clinch the win and lead the quarterfinalists in the Grade 4 ITF 18-under category event sponsored by the Phinma Group of Companies and the Philippine Sports Commission.