Francis Casey Alcantara ended the season with a bang after he and Indonesian Christopher Rungkat captured the men’s double title in the M15 Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia over the weekend. The top-seeded Alcantara and Rungkat thumped second pick Pruchya Isaro of Thailand and Thijmen Loof of the...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Sun Fajing of China yielded to unseeded Chinese pair Xin Gao and Aoran Wang, 7-6 (8), 6-3, in the semifinals of the ATP Shenzhen Luohu Challenger in China on Friday, Oct. 20. Francis Casey Alcantara, right, and Sun Fajing of China compete in the semis of the ATP Shenzhen...
The Philippines is pinning its hopes on three tennis players with wide international experience to lead the country’s medal drive in the sport at the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China late this month. Alex Eala hopes to make an impact in the 19th Asian Games in China. (File Photo/Alex Eala...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Chinese partner Sun Fajing bowed to fourth seed Ray Ho of Chinese Taipei and Matthew Romio of Australia, 6-3, 6-4, to settle for the runner-up honors in the Zhangjiagang International Challenger in China over the weekend. Francis Casey Alcantara, right, and Sun Fajing of...
Francis Casey Alcantara propelled to a career-high No. 224 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles rankings this week following his recent finishes in the Challenger Tour. Francis Casey Alcantara has been competing in the ATP Challenger Tour for the past weeks. (File Photo/Francis...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Japanese partner Hiroki Moriya downed Thailand’s Maximus Jones and New Zealand’s Finn Reynolds, 6-2, 6-4, to capture the M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles crown in Thailand over the weekend. *Hiroki Moriya, left, and Francis Casey...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Japanese partner Hiroki Moriya routed Indonesian pair Natahan Anthony Barki and Christopher Rungkat, 6-2, 6-1, to capture the International Tennis Federation (ITF) M25 Jakarta men’s doubles title in Indonesia over the weekend. *Francis Casey Alcantara and Hiroki Moriya...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Pruchya Isaro settled for the runner-up honors in the men’s doubles of the M25 Jakarta International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Indonesia over the weekend. *Francis Casey Alcantara, right, and Thai partner Pruchya Isaro pose with their runner-up trophy in the...
Treat Huey, Ruben Gonzales and Francis Casey Alcantara bolstered their Southeast Asian Games preparations after capturing doubles crowns in their respective tournaments in the United States and Egypt over the weekend. Huey and Gonzales, who won the doubles silver in the 2019 SEAG edition, reigned...
The country will be fielding a strong, formidable team composed of defending doubles champion Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon, as well as junior sensation Alex Eala, in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. Jeson Patrombon, left, and Francis Casey Alcantara...
From left, Treat Huey, Ruben Gonzales, Francis Casey Alcantara Filipino tennis players get busy abroad when they compete in Future and Challenger events this week. Davis Cupper Francis Casey Alcantara pairs up with Canadian Kelsey Stevenson in the M15 Sharm ElSheikh event in Egypt, which offers a...
Raymond Sarmiento, left, and Francis Casey Alcantara (From Alcantara's FB page) Francis Casey Alcantara and Fil-American Raymond Sarmiento blasted Estonia's Johannes Seeman and United States’ Wally Thayne, 6-4, 6-2, to capture the M25 Calabasas ITF World Tennis Tour title recently in Calabasas,...
