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Members of the Philippine and Chinese-Davis Cup teams who
will square off on July 15 - 17 at the Philippine Columbian Association for 2nd
round Davis Cup competitions for Group 2 Asia-Oceania.
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Fresh from his win in the International Tennis Federation
(ITF) tournament in France, Cebuana Lhuillier-Philippines Davis Cupper Ruben
Gonzales is set to compete against Chinese-Taipei’s Ti Chen in the opening day
of the second round of the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Davis Cup tournament on
July 15, 2016 to be held at Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) courts in
Paco, Manila. Francis Casey Alcantara, meanwhile, will face Liang-chi
Huang on the same day for the second singles match.
Wimbledon doubles
finalist Treat Huey and junior standout Jeson Patrombon have been nominated to
battle against Jui-Chen Hung and Chieh-fu Wang on Saturday’s crucial doubles
match. "I'm very confident about the team’s chances against
Chinese Taipei. Everyone is in excellent shape after competing
extensively in international tournaments the past months and have done
well. Treat is coming from a semi-finals in Wimbledon and Ruben just won
an ITF Futures tournament in France. Nino and Jeson have been very active
also. Of course, we have the home court and home crowd advantage, as
well. The goal is to move back to group 1 of Asia Oceania Davis Cup
competitions and I like our chance of achieving that," said Cebuana
Lhuillier-Philippine Davis Cup team manager Jean Henri Lhuillier.
Philippines and Chinese-Taipei have met in seven encounters
previously with the Philippines holding a slim 4-3 advantage but have lost the
last three ties. The winner of this second round Davis Cup match will face the
winner of the Thailand-Vietnam tiff for the right to move to Group 1 of
Asia-Oceania next year.
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