Francis Casey Alcantara opened the year with a bang with a career-high doubles ranking of No. 199 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) this week. Francis Casey Alcantara barges into the Top 200 of the ATP doubles rankings. (File Photo/Francis Casey Alcantara) The 31-year-old Davis Cup...
Francis Casey Alcantara and Japanese partner Kaichi Uchida yielded to their Thai counterparts on Friday, Jan. 5, in the semifinals of the Nonthaburi ATP Challenger in Thailand. Francis Casey Alcantara, right. (File Photo/Francis Casey Alcantara Facebook) The unseeded Alcantara and Uchida fought...
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...
The Korea Travel Fiesta 2023 in the Philippines, held from Sept. 2 and 3, drew hundreds of people as it offered travel deals and showcased Korean tourism and culture. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa opened the Korea Travel Fiesta 2023 on Sept. 2 in Glorietta in...
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...
PH1 World Developers, the newly-acquired real estate subsidiary of Megawide Construction Corporation, is launching two projects worth P3.5 billion this year as it diversifies into the horizontal residential space. In a press briefing, PH1 World Developers President Gigi G. Alcantara said they have...
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...