PH Cuppers to NZ: We’re ready
By Cedelf P. TupasTHE PHILIPPINE Davis Cup team is unfazed by the threat posed by New Zealand in its bid to return to Group 1 of the Asia-Oceania Zone.
THE PHILIPPINE Davis Cup team is unfazed by the threat posed by New Zealand in its bid to return to Group 1 of the Asia-Oceania Zone.
FRANCIS Casey Alcantara drubbed Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, late Sunday as the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine team formally clinched the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 semifinal tie with a 4-1 victory over Thailand at Plantation Bay Spa and Resort in Lapu-Lapu City.
Novak Djokovic wasn’t optimistic about his right ankle injury after lifting Serbia to an insurmountable 3-1 lead over the United States with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0 win over Sam Querrey in a Davis Cup quarterfinal.
Treat Huey took care of the sideline, while Francis Casey Alcantara zipped along the net for easy kills. They pretty much executed that winning play as the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippines scored a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over Thailand’s Nuttanon Kadchapanan and Pruchya Isarow to post a 2-1 advantage in their Davis Cup tie last night at Plantation Bay Spa and Resort here.
The Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team split the opening singles with Thailand last night, 1-1, with Ruben Gonzales beating cramping first-timer Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul in the first rubber only to watch Johnny Arcilla get decimated by top ranked Danai Udomchoke in the second match last night.
Ruben Gonzales gets the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team’s campaign going when he takes on Thailand’s No. 2 player Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul in the first match of the opening singles today at the clay courts of Plantation Bay Spa and Resort here.
The Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team will buckle down to work early in anticipation of a tough encounter with Thailand in the Asia-Oceania Group 2 semifinal tie on April 5 to 7.
FRESH from a triumphant stint in a recent Davis Cup first round tie, United States-based Filipino netters Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales encountered rough sailing in their return to the pro tour recently.
The Philippine Tennis Association will stage the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group 2 semifinal round against Thailand on April 5-7 again at Plantation Bay Spa and Resort, officials said yesterday.
Playing merely for pride, Syrians Issam Taweel and Marc Abdelnuor swept the two meaningless reverse singles Sunday to finalize the score at 3-2 after the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippines squad had clinched the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 2 tie at the Plantation Bay Spa and Resort.
While the rest of the team hit some balls at Plantation Bay clay courts Saturday afternoon, Treat Huey, who also fancies golf, practiced his short game in a nearby pitch and putt area.
Australia took an irreversible 3-0 lead over Taiwan by winning the doubles on Saturday in the Asia-Oceania zone Group I Davis Cup tie in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.
Spain were facing Davis Cup humiliation on Saturday after the five-time champions slumped 2-0 down to Canada, a country who have never previously won a World Group clash.
