Gonzales looms as country’s new tennis ace
By Marc Anthony Reyes
Ruben Gonzales waited in the wings for three years. When the big break finally came, he passed it with flying colors.
Ruben Gonzales waited in the wings for three years. When the big break finally came, he passed it with flying colors.
Johnny Arcilla employed his trademark slow-play that worked wonders on an already slow court to give the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team a 1-0 lead over Syria last night in a rain-delayed match at the shell-clay courts of Plantation Bay Spa and Resort.
Despite a sudden downpour that wiped out its planned outdoor practice yesterday, the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team promised to pull off a victory against Syria this weekend.
Treat Huey outclassed Elbert Sie, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, but Francis Casey Alcantara dropped a 6-7 (3-7), 2-6, 6-3, 0-6 decision to the formidable Christopher Rungkat as the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team split the opening singles with Indonesia, 1-1, Friday in Jakarta.
THE CEBUANA Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team, fielding its youngest team in years, remains confident when it tackles a formidable Indonesia side in the Davis Cup Group 2 finals this week in Jakarta.
The Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team just took another big step toward Group 1. With Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales playing seamlessly to destroy Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan and Jalil Khan, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, the Filipinos practically clinched their Group 2 semifinal tie with a 3-0 lead at the Philippine Columbian Association clay-shell courts yesterday .
