Milo junior tennis slated in Davao

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino junior netters mix it up in the 2009 Milo Junior Tennis Cup-Malaysia Edition for the right to represent the country in the 2009 Milo-Perlis International Juniors in Kangar State, Malaysia.

Regional eliminations get underway July 25-26 at the Ecoland Tennis Club in Davao City and will feature boys’ and girls’ 14-under, 12-under and the unisex 10-under divisions. 

After the Davao eliminations come the South Luzon leg Aug. 1-2 at San Beda College Alabang, the Visayas leg Aug 8-9 in Cebu City and the North Luzon leg Sept. 26-27 at the Philam Homes Tennis Club. The tournament is aligned with the efforts of Milo to build champions in sports and in life. Since 1993, products of the Milo-sponsored Junior Tennis Cup have consistently brought honor to the country. 

The regional champions in the nationwide preliminaries will compete in the Manila national finals Oct. 3-4. 

The national champions of each division will form the Philippine team that will compete at Kangar State in Malaysia Dec. 5-9. 

Other Malaysia legs are scheduled in Selangor Nov. 24-28, Penang Nov. 30-Dec. 4 and Langkawi Dec. 10-14.

For registration, call up Children’s Tennis Workshop director Jovy Mamawal at 428-2069, 0916-2407098, 0916-4708286 or 0918-5561740.