{"id":151129,"date":"2018-02-05T02:15:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=151129"},"modified":"2018-02-05T02:15:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:15:37","slug":"ph-beats-indonesia-4-1-in-davis-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/05\/ph-beats-indonesia-4-1-in-davis-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"PH beats Indonesia, 4-1, in Davis Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 18-year-old Lim, who is No. 1371 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings, fired nine aces to conquer David Agung Susanto (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Philippines outclassed Indonesia, 4-1, on Sunday in the first round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group II competition at the Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium Complex in Jakarta.<\/p>\n

Francis Casey Alcantara and Jurence Mendoza defeated Justin Barki and David Agung Susanto, 7-6, 6-3, in the doubles while Albert “AJ” Lim Jr. and John Bryan Decasa Otico also won their respective matches in the reverse singles.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old Lim, who is No. 1371 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings, fired nine aces to conquer David Agung Susanto, 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n

Lim, who powered the University of the East to the UAAP title last year, is now 1-1 against Susanto, who beat him during their first Davis Cup meeting last year in Manila.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old Otico, the 2017 Philippine Columbian Association men’s champion, displayed his awesome form to prevail over Anthony Susanto, 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n

The Philippines and Indonesia split the opening singles on Saturday, with Lim posting a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Muhammad Althaf Dhaifullah and David Agung Susanto beating Jeson Patrombon, 6-2, 7-5, in the opening singles.<\/p>\n

The Philippines will be up against Thailand in the second round to be played in Manila from April 7-8.<\/p>\n

Thailand won over Sri Lanka, 3-2, at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association in Colombo, also on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Patrombon, who hails from Iligan City, has played in eight Davis Cup ties since 2011.<\/p>\n

Alcantara and Lim both played in the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia last year.<\/p>\n

Mendoza is a member of the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Cowboys. He posted the third most doubles wins of any OSU player in the 2015-2016 season.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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