By Iste S. Leopoldo | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | www.sunstar.com.ph
CEBU’s Jan Godfrey “Noynoy” Seno returns to Cebu and eyes joining his last Palarong Pambansa 2015 stint before flying back to the US for good.
Seno, 15, of Bogo City, a former tennis varsity player of the University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED), flew to California, US, with his father, Noel, last July after being invited to play in a prestigious sectional tournament in northern California with Macmac Tabo-tabo.
After an impressive finalist finish, several coaches advised him to stay behind because they saw his potential. Seno opted to stay in Colorado with a relative and enrolled at the Sand Creek High School.
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Seno, 15, of Bogo City, a former tennis varsity player of the University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED), flew to California, US, with his father, Noel, last July after being invited to play in a prestigious sectional tournament in northern California with Macmac Tabo-tabo.
After an impressive finalist finish, several coaches advised him to stay behind because they saw his potential. Seno opted to stay in Colorado with a relative and enrolled at the Sand Creek High School.
With only three weeks in Colorado, he immediately carved a name in the history of tennis in Sand Creek High School after helping his team end the 15-year reign of Cheyenne Mountain High School in the Class 4A Region 6 tournament.
Seno beat Cheyenne Mountain No. 1 player Luca Stanciuco of Romania.
“It was a very memorable experience. During our game, he was very aggressive to win, but when I was already leading with 5-0, he seems to feel weary, probably because of pressure. He was representing the school that has dominated the tournament for 15
years,” said Seno, now stands 5’11 tall.
Seno said he observed that the support from schools in the US is very different compared to the Philippines.
“Schools were very supportive, they provide food, drinks for their players, even set up tents in the venue to show support,” said Seno.
Seno said that in Cebu, particularly, tennis courts are a scarcity. Courts are everywhere in the US, he said.
“In one place, you can find more than 12 tennis courts, but I have observed that only
few are into tennis compared here where there are so many kids who are interested in the sport, but the courts are limited,” said Seno.
Seno enjoyed his stay in Colorado because he was able to play against different athletes who are from different nationalities.
Seno beat Cheyenne Mountain No. 1 player Luca Stanciuco of Romania.
“It was a very memorable experience. During our game, he was very aggressive to win, but when I was already leading with 5-0, he seems to feel weary, probably because of pressure. He was representing the school that has dominated the tournament for 15
years,” said Seno, now stands 5’11 tall.
Seno said he observed that the support from schools in the US is very different compared to the Philippines.
“Schools were very supportive, they provide food, drinks for their players, even set up tents in the venue to show support,” said Seno.
Seno said that in Cebu, particularly, tennis courts are a scarcity. Courts are everywhere in the US, he said.
“In one place, you can find more than 12 tennis courts, but I have observed that only
few are into tennis compared here where there are so many kids who are interested in the sport, but the courts are limited,” said Seno.
Seno enjoyed his stay in Colorado because he was able to play against different athletes who are from different nationalities.