Kapampangan tennis champ Marissa Sanchez dies at 69

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Maria Socorro “Marissa” Sanchez, a 1970s tennis champion who helped pave the way for Filipino women in the sport, died of a heart-related illness on Sunday, her nephew, Assistant Foreign Secretary Elmer Cato confirmed. A wake is being held for Sanchez, 69, at the Holy Mary Memorial in Angeles City,