Pinoy Cup 2005 Takes Off
Riyadh – With the success of last year’s Pinoy Cup Team Tennis Tournament, Pinoy Netters Club 102 launches anew today “Pinoy Cup 2005” at Al Yamama Hotel Tennis Complex here.
Pinoy Netters, a Philippine Embassy-recognized tennis group, organized this tournament to help Bantay Bata 163, a Manila-based foundation caring for underprivileged Filipino kids.
Pinoy Cup 2005 is PNC’s first major tennis tournament this year. The tournament attracted a total of 168 tennis players and will run up to March 17, 2005. Fourteen competing teams of 12 tennisters shall compete for top plums. The top five finishers after eight matches will qualify for the trophy standing.
Danilo “Bong” Bueta, chair of Pinoy Netters, said this tournament was organized to raise funds for BB 163. “Holding tennis tournaments such as this is our way of assisting our underprivileged Filipino children back in the Philippines,” he said.
Sponsors were Cathay Pacific, Nestle-Al Manhal Water Factory Ltd (Exclusive Distributor of Springs Beverage Capri-Sonne Juices), Racquet Shop, The Filipino Channel (TFC), Sky Freight, Top Tennis Shop, United Food Industries Co. (Deemah).
