The UE Red Warriors Juniors Tennis Team have come out on top, winning the latest edition of the Philippine Columbian Association Open Tennis Championships!
Deemed as the Wimbledon of Philippine tennis, the PCA Open 2025 was held on August 30 and September 1, 6 and 7, with the final round unfolding this past Sunday, October 5, 2025, all at the PCA outdoor courts on Plaza Dilao in Paco, Manila.
Competing in the tournament’s inter-high school category, our Junior Tennis Warriors bested a total of eight teams.
In the preliminary rounds, the Red Warriors won against their counterparts from Xavier Nuvali, DLSU Zobel and Xavier San Juan Team A (all with an end score of 3-0), DLSU Lipa (2-1), La Salle Greenhills and Ateneo de Manila (both 3-0), then Mapua in the semi-finals (3-0) before lording over San Sebastian in the finals, 2-1.
Composed mostly of UE Grade 11/senior high school students with one Grade 10/junior high school student, all of the University’s Basic Education Department-Manila, the UE Red Warriors Junior Tennis Team is under the mentorship of Head Coach Roel Licayan and Assistant Coach Junel Canal.
In the run-up to the finals, Junior Tennis Warrior Aser Laurence Delos Santos attained a finalist/runner-up finish in the 16-under Boys’ category. Meanwhile, Jason Vincent Battad was a singles individual semi-finalist in the 18-under Boys’ category.
For their part, member of the UE Red Warriors Men’s Tennis Team also took part in the PCA Open, with JB Aguilar being a semi-finalist in the singles individual men’s open category and the team being a semi-finalist.
Coming off their landmark victory, the Junior Tennis Warriors will be competing in the upcoming Gentry Open that will be held at CSA Bulacan.
The photo here shows our winning Red Warriors Juniors Tennis players with a PCA Director (far left) and UE President-Chief Academic Officer Zosimo Battad (fourth from left): Al Tristan Licayan, Jason Vincent Battad, Kyle Andrei Saga, Aser Laurence Delos Santos, Karl Khian Nuñez and Andrei Kobi Luzon.
Congratulations and kudos, Junior Tennis Warriors! And cheers still, Senior Tennis Warriors!
Go fight, Red and White! GO FIGHT, RED AND WHITE!
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