JEDDAH – Team B showed complete domination of its opponent when it won the championship match without losing a set against a fighting Team D in the final of the SPTC 20th Anniversary Tournament held recently at the King Abdul Aziz University tennis courts here. Starting the onslaught for Team B were partners Romy Sorra and Darrell Eltagonde who avenged their eliminations round defeat to Kris Temblique and Oca Lovitos by nailing the first win at 8-4 in the first set. Then came the Choy Argarin and Marlon Pagsanjan tandem who blew a 7-4 lead to narrowly win on tie-break 8-7 against a resurgent pair of Tahir Suryadi and Erwan Nulawis. The crucial third set was a see-saw battle as both pairs held serve until team B's Mario Betorio and Roy Timtiman broke their opponents Ben Micu and Hamza Rik Maulion's service to take the lead at 5-4 and continued from there to take the set at 8-5 and the championship at 3-0. With nothing at stake but prestige, the fourth set was played and won by team B's Chet Bautista and Mario Betorio at 8-3 against Lama Pamulang and Hajji Pilongo to complete the 4-0 sweep. The single round-robin eliminations round was topped by Team B with wins over Team C (2-26/2-20) and Team D (3-27/1-25) and a loss to Team A (2-20/2-28) while Team D won over Teams A (3-29/1-24) and C (3-31/1-24) but lost to Team B (1-25/3-27) and with the win-over the other rule relegated team D to second spot after the eliminations leading the two teams to vie for the championship. This month-long tournament was organized and managed by the Samahang Pinoy Tennis Club (SPTC) to celebrate its 20th founding anniversary through the efforts of the SPTC 2012 officers headed by Chairman Ali Callanta, Vice Chair Lito Bentulan, Treasurer Marlon Pagsanjan and Tournament Director Oca Lovitos. Also part of the celebration was the presentation of special achievement award plaques to five previous chairmen of the club who through the years have continued to give valuable support to the club's endeavors. They were: Gary Bautro, Cesar Pabico, Rading Bautista, Nestor Sandoval and Chet Bautista.
