MATTHEW CASTILLEJO GARCIA WINS PALAWAN PAWNSHOP NATIONAL AGE GROUP TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 24 Feb 2016
13 year old Matthew Castillejo Garcia, son of multi-titled former national ladies champion Dyan Castillejo Garcia and businessman Anton Garcia, has won the 14 and under Palawan Pawnshop National Age Group Championship at the GSIS Tennis Club in Davao City.
In the three-day, Group 2 PHILTA sanctioned tournament, Matthew had an amazing run on the fast-paced hardcourt beating young Lhuillier 6-2, 6-1 in the semi finals before cruising past Djondi Velez in the finals also in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.
His mother, ABS-CBN reporter Dyan Castillego Garcia said her son who plays tennis and football, beat players who were seeded higher than him in a long and tiring day but showed ?stamina, resilience and power? to come through handily.
In the previous weekend, Matthew lost in three sets in the finals of the 6th Anthony Tordesillas National Age Group Championships at the Manila Polo Club.
Matthew beat three seeded players in the Group 3 PHILTA-SANCTIONED tournament but fell to Nio Picache Tria, the No. 1 seed in the finals in three grueling sets with Tria, the son of movie and TV star Cherry Pie Picache winning 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
Matthew Castillejo Garcia idolizes Spain?s lefty Rafael Nadal for his forehand and footwork, Roger Federer for his serve and Novak s Djokovic for his backhand.
Photo: Matthew Castillejo Garcia poses with his proud mother Dyan.
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