CRITIC: IT'S NET OFFENSIVE Edinburgh art critic Mark Fisher gave the Haaf
Netter the thumbs-up.
"In the roe season frenzy, I believe that cast
netters alone may be taking 10 million pounds--way more than they should.
Former local top junior
netter Francis Casey Alcantara is wary of the Philippine Davis Cup team's chances against Thailand when the two teams clash in the Asia Oceania Zone Group II tie second round this weekend.
Captain Chester Reese from Carrabelle, on the Panhandle, reports that while some
netters throwing 14-footers loaded up with menhaden for about three weeks this spring, there's been a declining trend the past 10 years.
Still, it was an impressive showing for the two Filipino
netters as they assured themselves of ranking points in the international scene.
Two of the country's most promising
netters drubbed their opponents Wednesday to lead the charge to the semifinals in the 27th Andrada Cup age-group tennis championships at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Top Filipino
netters go up against their foreign counterparts starting today when the main draw of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Philta Men's International Futures fires off at the Valle Verde Country Club shell court in Pasig City.
Led by Week 1 champion Khim Iglupas, three Filipino junior
netters hurdled their opening-round assignments with ease in the PSC-Phinma International Juniors Tennis Championships Week 2 at Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Other seeded
netters who also advanced to the next phase were sixth seed Marc Anthony Alcoseba, an 8-4 winner over Harry Caron; eighth pick Ronard Joven, who won over Jose Nicholas Cano, 8-3; No.
THE SMART National Open Badminton tournament 2015 unfurls this Wednesday at Powersmash Badminton Center in Makati and Robinson's Place Manila with some of the country's top
netters battling it out for pride and glory.
Out to give the Filipino
netters a run for their money are Lu Yen-Hsun, Jui-Chen Hung, Peng Hsien-Yin and Lee Hsin-Hari, who all have solid rankings in singles and doubles events.