TROPA, a tennis club made up of Filipinos in Victoria Park, Hong
Kong, held a two-Sunday mixed doubles tournament ending last June 21 in time for
Father’s Day. The awarding ceremonies were capped with a dinner for members with birthdays in June.
The
tandem of Willy Dario / Melody Batolanon went undefeated and slipped
past, via tiebreak in the finals, the neophyte pair of Allan de Leon /
Ruby Bilante, 6-5(10-9). The runners-up put up a tough fight, leading 5-2 in the tiebreak race to 6 points, but the veteran tandem
of Aga and Melody managed to claw back to force a super tiebreak race
to 10 points.
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The winning pair was given a total of HKD800 in cash plus medals and surprise gifts by the sponsors. The participants were divided into groups for a single round play. The top pairs advanced to a knock-out semifinals and the winners headed to the finals.
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The
club’s continuous advancement in tennis is led by Allan
Melendez, a professional coach, together with Victor Pumicpic, the
club’s senior counsel. The club is managed by Elmer Palma, Michael Santos, Ramil Fajarda, Bai Leo Hibaya and Rey Flores, who make up the club’s board of directors,
TROPA is registered with the Societies Office of
the HK Police Licensing Office as a non-profit recreational
organization.
The group can be reached through its Facebook account, PinoyTennis Club HongKong.
