Lehnert bags 2nd net title

FILIPINO-GERMAN Katharina Lehnert took home her second crown in less than a year after joining a series of tournaments in the women’s professional tennis circuit.

Last week, the 21-year-old Lehnert prevailed over Eva Wacanno of the Netherlands, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, to claim the singles’ crown in the $10,000 Sharm El Sheikh tournament at the Soho Square courts in Egypt.

Lehnert, a member of the national team, advanced to the finals after she got past British foe Francesca Stephenson, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

She reached the semis after hurdling Natalia Pishchaeva, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round, and Emma Flood of Norway, 6-3, 6-4, in the second.

In the quarterfinals, Lehnert overcame Aleksandrina Naydenova of Bulgaria, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.