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PH blanks Kyrgyzstan

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THE Philippine girls’ team, led by Alexandra Eala, came off with a 3-0 shutout of Kyrgyzstan in the opening games of the 2017 International Tennis Federation Team Championships  for boys and girls  in New Delhi, India.

Eala, the highest-ranked Filipina under-14 player in Asia at no. 12, led the fight with her 6-1, 6-0 stopping of Vladislava Andrevskaya, 6-1, 6-0, in the second singles.

Missy Carlos drew first blood by turning back Banat Madalieva, 6-2, 6-1, in the first singles.

Carlos then joined up with Zoleta in the doubles for a 6-3, 6-1, edging of Aigerim Akshol and Andrevskaya.

The Filipinas, coached by Tom Falcis, will next face Iraq in the three-team Group A. Bunched in Group B are Singapore, Lebanon, Nepal and Jordan.

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The top teams of  Groups A and B will  progress to the semifinals where a knock-out competition decides the champions.

The tournament, known as the World Junior Team Under-14 Competition 2016, takes place from Feb. 27 to  March 4, with  9 girls teams participating in what is considered as the Asia/Oceania Pre Qualifying events. 

On the other hand,  Zoleta is newest member of the national under-14 Philippine girls team. She earned her spot following many podium finishes in 2014 and 2015  in age-group meets in Malaysia.

She is coming back to international competitions after a foot injury sidelined her last year.

The national squad will be coached by Tom Falcis, and the trip is bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission. 

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