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PH dominates Davis Cup campaign opener vs Mongolia

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Dyan Castillejo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732169155900Davis-Cup.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>The Philippine men&#x27;s tennis team kicked off their Davis Cup campaign with a victory against Mongolia at the Polytechnic University in Isa Town, Bahrain.The Filipinos dominated the hardcourt with a 3-0 record to break their four-year hiatus from the tournament.Eric Jed Olivarez Jr. took the first singles win against Sonompuntsag Enkhjargal, 6-0, 6-0.Alberto Lim defeated Undrakh Purdevdorj with 6-1, 6-3 in the second singles.Meanwhile, Ruben Gonzalez and Francis Alcantara also shone in the doubles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Tenuun Oyunbold and Zolbadar Urnukh.Placed in Group V, the Philippine team must make it to the top two out of 15 countries to reach a Group IV promotion.Other Group V countries include: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Guam, Laos, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pacific Oceania, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, and Yemen.The Philippines vie for their next victory as they face Macau today.

The Philippine men's tennis team kicked off their Davis Cup campaign with a victory against Mongolia at the Polytechnic University in Isa Town, Bahrain.

The Philippine men's tennis team kicked off their Davis Cup campaign with a victory against Mongolia at the Polytechnic University in Isa Town, Bahrain.