Huang enters girls’ singles final of ITF J30 Manila 1 netfest

Top seed Yi-Ching Huang of Chinese Taipei returns the ball to No.6 Paweenon Nualsri of Thailand in the girls’ singles semifinal of the ITF J30 Manila 1 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Saturday.

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MANILA, Philippines — Top seed Yi-Ching Huang defeated sixth seed Paweenon Nualsri of Thailand, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, on Saturday in the girls' singles semifinal in the ITF J30 Manila 1 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center hardcourt.

Huang will face second seed Park Seojin of South Korea, a 6-2, 6-1 winner over third seed Pimphat Lim of Thailand.

In the boys division, qualifier Shun Munetoh and Aoi Ishizaki of Japan pulled off stunning wins to arrange a title showdown.

Munetoh ousted second seed Ruochen Gao of China, 7-6 (7), 6-1, while Ishizaki eliminated sixth-seeded Kuranosuke Suzuki, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Meanwhile, third seeds Paweenon and Hong Kong's Ying Chi Chloe Wong downed fourth seeds Wang Jiayi and Xu Yishan, 6-2, 6-3, to claim the girls' double crown.

The boys' doubles title went to fourth seeds Ishizaki and Kango Endoh, who conquered Munetoh and Rentaro Otaka, 6-4, 6-3.