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Morales netfest underway
The Philippine Star
|January 09, 2026
A festive yet fiercely competitive two-week tournament featuring the country's top and rising junior players has ushered in the new PPS-PEPP season, igniting another year of province-hopping action designed to discover, develop and prepare future national talents for international competitions.
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Billed as the Zopiya Morales National Juniors Tennis Championships, the kickoff leg got under way yesterday with boys' competitions in the 18-
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