Ruben Gonzales lived up to his status as the top Filipino bet by outclassing Thailand’s No. 1, Danai Udomchoke, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, last night to give the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippines an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 semifinal tie 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 struggled against the power-serving Wishaya Trongcha-roenchaikul but got a lucky break when the Thai teenager quit due to cramps, handing the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine team a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 semifinal tie last night.
A VERY competent and flexible Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippine team will face Thailand in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group 2 semifinal tie on April 5 to 7 at Plantation Bay Spa and Resort in Lapu-Lapu City.
Ruben Gonzales waited in the wings for three years. When the big break finally came, he passed it with flying colors.
Thirty-two-year-old Johnny Arcilla opens the Davis Cup campaign of the Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippines against Syria’s top player Issam Tawil while Ruben Gonzales tangles with Marc Abdelnuor in the opening singles of their Asia Oceania Group 2 tie today at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa here.
SIX-TIME champion Johnny Arcilla overpowered top seed Fil-German Marc Sieber with a vengeful 6-1, 6-4 win even as second seed Ruben Gonzales disposed of the overachieving Elbert Anasta, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) yesterday to arrange a men’s singles finals showdown in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
AS EXPECTED, the big guns led went out firing on all cylinders yesterday. Favorites Marc Sieber, Johnny Arcilla, Francis Casey Alcantara, Jeson Patrombon and Ruben Gonzales brushed off their respective foes to make it to the men’s singles second round of the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
MARC Sieber and Ruben Gonzales kick off their men’s singles campaigns today against lesser known foes at the start of the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier at PCA shell-clay courts.
Indonesia established a 2-1 lead over the Philippines in the second day of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II final in Jakarta after winning the men’s doubles on Saturday.
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 .
The Philippines labored through a first-set hiccup and hammered out a tough 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) victory over Pacific Oceania to complete a sweep of their Davis Cup tie with an insurmountable 3-0 lead.
The Philippines has opted for a new playing surface and a late playing schedule when it hosts Pacific Oceania in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 2 tie set Feb. 10 to 12 in Iriga, Camarines Sur.
