Manila, March 21 -- Philippine Tennis Academy player Tennielle Madis has resumed training in preparation for her competitions in Malaysia and Thailand.

The 17-year-old from M'lang, North Cotabato is currently No. 213 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors rankings.

Madis will leave for Malaysia on April 12 for a J200 event starting on April 15 at the National Tennis Center in Kuala Lumpur.

From Malaysia, she will fly to Thailand for the J300 Nonthaburi Closed Regional Championships scheduled on April 28 to May 3.

"The target is for her to play in the Junior Grand Slams this year, so she really needs to join more tournaments and get better results to further improve her rankings," former Davis Cupper and SEA Games medalis...