Fritz Tabura | Fb photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The native sports activities neighborhood is mourning the passing of Fritz Tabura, a revered tennis coach and long-time event organizer, who died on Saturday, Might 17, in Cebu. He was 75.
Tabura had been battling sickness for a while, although his household has chosen to maintain the reason for loss of life personal.
His daughter, fellow tennis coach Freza Tabura, confirmed his passing.
Recognized for his unwavering dedication to the game, Tabura spent most of his life shaping Cebu’s tennis scene, making certain that tournaments—from grassroots occasions to main competitions—ran easily and professionally.
He was the go-to determine when it got here to organizing tennis competitions in Cebu. His résumé included many years of labor in occasions such because the Milo Little Olympics, Cebu Metropolis Olympics, PRISAA meets, and plenty of others.
However Tabura’s impression went far past logistics.
He had an unmatched eye for expertise and was instrumental in discovering and growing tennis gamers for over 40 years.
He additionally served as the top coach of the College of the Visayas (UV) garden tennis group, guiding numerous younger athletes on and off the courtroom.
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John Pages, a former participant of Tabura and co-organizer of the Gullas Tennis Cup, paid tribute to his former coach and buddy.
“Fritz Tabura was a coach, organizer, and buddy,” stated Pages, who can also be president of the Sportswriters Affiliation of Cebu and former chairman of the Cebu Metropolis Sports activities Fee.
“Fritz was my first coach once I began enjoying tennis as a 14-year-old in 1986. My first-ever event win was in an occasion he organized—the Cebu All-College students Tennis Championships in Pardo. He later coached my daughter Jana when she competed nationally.”
Pages fondly recalled how he and Tabura teamed up in 1995 to launch the Gullas Tennis Cup, with the assist of the late Jose “Dodong” Gullas. The event grew into one of many largest junior tennis occasions within the nation, highlighting younger, up-and-coming skills.
“Again in 1994, when Cebu hosted the Palarong Pambansa, he helped my dad Bunny run the tennis occasion. Thirty years later, once we introduced the Palaro again to Cebu final yr, Fritz—alongside along with his son Jun and daughter Freza—was there once more to assist. That’s the type of dedication he had,” Pages shared.
He additionally recalled his remaining go to to Tabura.
“I obtained to go to Fritz at Perpetual Succour Hospital two weeks in the past and was capable of maintain his hand. I’ll perpetually keep in mind his pleasant smile and his infectious love for tennis.”
Tabura’s Fb account was additionally flooded with tributes and condolences from the native tennis neighborhood, with many commemorating their finest moments with him on and off the courtroom.
Fritz Tabura’s stays lie in state at their household dwelling in Barangay Pardo, Cebu Metropolis. /clorenciana
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