{"id":152046,"date":"2018-02-10T01:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T06:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=152046"},"modified":"2018-02-10T01:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T06:53:03","slug":"ph-crushes-oman-in-fed-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/10\/ph-crushes-oman-in-fed-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"PH crushes Oman in Fed Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PINAY POWER. Team Philippines members Khim Iglupas, Anna Clarice Patrimonio, Marian Jade Capadocia, Czarina Mae Arevalo (coach) and Filipino-German Katharina Lehnert in a group photo taken at the Fed Cup competition in Bahrain. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— The Philippines demolished Oman, 3-0, in the fifth to eighth play-off semifinal of the Fed Cup Asia\/Oceania Zone Group 2 competition at the Bahrain Tennis Federation hard courts Friday.<\/p>\n

Marian Jade Capadocia clobbered Aisha Suleimani, 6-1, 6-0, in the first singles; Khim Iglupas downed Maryam Al Balushi, 6-2, 6-1, in the second singles; while Anna Clarice Patrimonio and Filipino-German Katharina Lehnert outclassed Suleimani and Balushi, 6-1, 6-0, in the doubles.<\/p>\n

The Philippines is now 2-0 against Oman in their head-to-head record.<\/p>\n

The Philippines won, 2-1, in their first-round meeting in Shenzhen, China six years ago.<\/p>\n

In the other semifinal play-off, New Zealand won over Pakistan, 3-0.<\/p>\n

Jade Lewis downed Mahin Qureshi, 6-1, 6-0; Erin Routliffe beat Ushna Suhail, 6-3, 6-1; while Emily Fanning and Katherine Westbury scored a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Qureshi and Sarah Mahboob Khan.<\/p>\n

In the play-offs for ninth to 12th places, Sri Lanka defeated Lebanon, 3-0, and Kyrgyzstan prevailed over Malaysia, 2-1.<\/p>\n

The Philippines missed the opportunity to return to Group 1 after finishing only second to Singapore in the Pool B round-robin first round on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Tournament format calls for Pool winners to advance to the next round where Pool A faces Pool D and Pool B meets Pool C, with the winners being promoted to Group 1 next year.<\/p>\n

Expected to meet in the promotional play-off scheduled on Saturday are Uzbekistan (A) against Indonesia (D), and Singapore (B) against Pakistan (C).<\/p>\n

The Philippines was relegated to Group 2 after losing all four of its ties in the Group 1 competition held in Astana, Kazakhstan last year.<\/p>\n

Patrimonio, Lehnert and Iglupas all played in the 2017 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Patrimonio, who debuted in the Fed Cup in 2011, won the silver in the women’s singles event.<\/p>\n

Lehnert teamed up with Fil-American Denise Dy, while Iglupas was paired with Albert “AJ” Lim Jr.<\/p>\n

This year’s team captain is Czarina Mae Arevalo, who has played 32 ties during her eight-year stint with the Fed Cup squad.<\/p>\n

The Fed Cup is the world’s biggest annual women’s team competition, with 99 countries participating this year.<\/p>\n

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