Lhuillier sees rosy year for Philippines softball, tennis

MANILA, Philippines — Coming off a successful run in 2019, longtime sports patron and head honcho of Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL) and Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) Jean Henri Lhuillier sees an even stronger 2020 for Philippine softball and tennis.

“Last year, we saw Team Philippines proving their might both in softball and tennis in the international scene with several wins in many global competitions and capped off in the last SEA Games.” said the sports patron.

The Cebuana Lhuillier Sports-backed national softball teams won a gold and a silver in the 30th SEA Games. The Blu Girls dominated while Blu Boys bagged the silver in the biennial event.

The Cebuana Lhuillier Sports netters, on the other hand, garnered the gold and silver medals in the men’s doubles events with Francis Casey Niño Alcantara and partner Jeson Patrombon beating the Fil-Am pair of Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales in the finals.

“I hope we continue to rally behind our athletes and support them in their upcoming games this year,” said Lhuillier.

He said 2020 will be an even busier year for the sport organizations that he heads, particularly softball with its various grassroots tournaments that aim to strengthen appreciation of the sport in the provinces.