The Philippine Star
August 21, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Kathlyn Bugna additional cemented her standing because the rising star of Philippine tennis, pulling off a uncommon three-title sweep on the Dr. Pablo Olivarez Sr. Nationwide Juniors Championships over the weekend on the Olivarez Sports activities Heart and Parañaque courts.
The 14-year-old prodigy from La Carlota Metropolis delivered one other MVP efficiency, dominating not simply in her age group, however conquering older divisions to underline her rising supremacy on the junior tennis circuit introduced by Dunlop.
Bugna dismantled Shaner Gabaldon, 6-1, 6-3, to clinch the 14-U title, then breezed previous Astrid Cablitas, 6-2, 6-2, to rule the 16-U division.
She made it a triple-kill with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5 win over Melatiah Pascua within the 18-U, stretching a streak now spanning 10 titles throughout 5 main cities.
