Altiche secures Calderon Open crown

(UPDATE) JOHN Mari Altiche put up a stellar performance, dominating the Mayor Doc Totep Calderon National Tennis Championships, to clinch the men's singles Open title with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 victory over Jeric Accion in Roxas, Isabela over the weekend.

The top-seeded Altiche demonstrated a powerful game combined with baseline savvy, easing past Aeyshaun Gomez, 4-0, 4-1, in the first round. He then went on to smother Jairo Flores and Alexis Santos with scores of 6-0, 6-1, and 6-1, 6-1, respectively, at the Lado Del Rio Resort court.