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Bernaldez levels up, bags 2 titles in PPS-Mati

Chelsea Bernaldez raised the girls' 18-and-under trophy for the second straight week and added the 16-and-U crown for good measure as she emerged the lone 'double' winner in the PPS-PEPP City of Mati national junior tennis championships at the Sainz and Clergy courts in Davao Oriental last weekend.

Like in her tough three-set escape over AJ Acabo in the Maragusan leg in Davao de Oro, Bernaldez survived another cliffhanger, overcoming top seed Sanschena Francisco, 2-6, 6-2, 10-7, in the finals of the centerpiece age group division in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop.