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RP on hostile soil in Davis Cup tie |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:27 |
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MANILA, Philippines - The Cebuana Lhuillier Philippine Davis Cup team faces the tough task of overcoming homecourt disadvantage as Cecil Mamiit, Treat Huey, Johnny Arcilla and Niño Alcantara take on Japan in the first round of the Asia-Oceania Group 1 championships on the taraflex hardcourt of the Namihaya Dome, Osaka, on March 5-7.
Fresh in the minds of the Filipino netters is the country’s 5-0 loss to Japan in 2008 but Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) vice president Randy Villanueva said yesterday he’s confident of turning the tables this time around.
“When we lost to Japan, all the three bearing matches could’ve gone either way,” said Villanueva. “Now, the pressure is on Japan and our team is fast improving.”
The Philippines broke out of Group II to advance to Group I after beating Hong Kong, 4-1, Pakistan, 3-2, and New Zealand, 4-1, last year. Another positive sign was its rich harvest of two gold, three silver and five bronze medals at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Laos.
Mamiit, 33, is back to lead the Filipinos’ charge. In Davis Cup history, he has compiled a 21-7 record, including 14-4 in singles. Huey, 24, made his Davis Cup debut last year, posting a 5-1 mark. Arcilla, 30, has a combined 22-19 slate and Alcantara, 18, is 1-1 in singles.
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RP Tennis gains 2-0 edge over Pakistan |
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Saturday, 11 July 2009 02:39 |
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 MANILA – The Philippines dominated the first day of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II semifinal tie as its netters, Treat Huey and Cecil Mamiit, posted wins over their Pakistani opponents in straight sets.
“I’m happy with their performance,” RP Davis Cup coach Chris Cuarto told abs-cbnNEWS.com. The Philippines, currently with a 2-0 advantage over Pakistan, is just one victory away from reaching the Group II final in September where it will face New Zealand or Indonesia. “One more match,” said Cuarto. “Hopefully we’ll get it tomorrow.” The Davis Cup tie is a best-of-five series with two singles matches played on the first day, a doubles match on the second day, and the reverse singles matches on the final day. Huey clinched the crucial first singles match against Aqeel Khan, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2, on Friday afternoon at the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) center court in Paco, Manila. “I tried to play the best I could,” said the Filipino-American. Before quickly bagging the third set and winning the match with an ace, Huey struggled in the second set as he was down 3-5. Huey then broke Khan’s service game twice and held serve twice as well to take the second set, 7-5. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 11 July 2009 02:44 |
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Alcantara goes easy amid tennis pressure |
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Saturday, 11 April 2009 03:28 |
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 Francis Casey Alcantara, the country’s first grand slam champion, tension was never a problem whenever he was on a tennis court.
One example of his cool demeanor on court was when he competed at the Australian Open. “Wala akong kaba. Enjoy. Wala, tawa lang,” said Alcantara of his landmark grand slam experience. |
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Alcantara, partner bag ITF junior doubles title |
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Monday, 30 March 2009 09:06 |
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 Francis Casey Alcantara clinched another doubles title with partner Daniel Berta from Sweden at the 20th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Saturday. Alcantara and Berta outclassed brothers Ben and Riki McLachlan from New Zealand, 6-3, 6-0.
The 17-year-old first Filipino grand slam winner even made history by being the first Filipino champion in the 20-year run of the Mitsubishi ITF juniors tournament. “Masaya. Masarap ang feeling to be the first Filipino boy to win,” Alcantara told abs-cbnNEWS.com over the phone. |
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