Frances Santiago pulled off a gem of a three-setter over second seed Erika Manduriao, 7-6(8), 6-7(2), 6-4, to capture the 16 girls crown while young Jan Harold Trillanes swept two titles in the fourth PSC-Philta age group tennis tournament at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center yesterday.
The fourth-ranked Santiago, 13, outlasted Manduriao in a hotly-disputed opener, dropped a heart-breaker in the second set but broke her rival once in the decider to snatch victory and the crown in the Group I event sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission and backed by Wilson Championship Extra Duty Balls.
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