Alcantara tows other RP bets to semis
Francis Casey Alcantara, Ralph Kevin Barte and Pablo Olivarez II pulled off tough wins over their respective rivals yesterday to barge into the semifinal round in Week 2 of the Phinma International ITF Junior Circuit at the
The top seeded Alcantara, who settled for a runner-up finish in the first leg of the event last week, survived a first set scare and went on to hack out a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over sixth pick Sorapon Imprapal of Thailand.
He faces Olivarez in the semis. The third seeded bet overcame the big-hitting No. 8 Vedran Ljubicic of
Second seed and world No. 235 Barte, on the other hand, had a surprisingly easy route to the semis, blasting Thai No. 7 Phaninthon Pakpoomkamol, 6-4, 6-4, to forge a duel with Australian No. 5 James Duckworth, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Taiwanese Chang Yu Chi.
Earlier, Duckworth avenged his sorry setback to Week 1 champion Artem Ilyushin of
Bambi Zoleta, meanwhile, crashed out following a 2-6, 1-6 setback to
Sumner’s triumph set her up against countrywoman Cody Morris, who pulled off a shock 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over No. 7 Ioana Laura Alecsiu of
In other results, No. 6 Hayley Ericksen of
Japanese No. 8 Maho Kowase bundled out compatriot Riko Fujioka, 6-1, 6-2, to clinch the last semis berth.
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