Camille Naredo

Team Philippines. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1749544191767GtDpajyboAAu_dT.jfif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Team Philippines. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News"/>Team Philippines. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA -- Malaysia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia stand in the way of the Philippine tennis team&#x27;s bid for a promotional ranking in the coming Billie Jean King Cup in Kuala Lumpur.The Filipina quartet of Alexa Milliam, Shaira Hope Rivera, Tenny Madis, and Stefi Aludo need to get past either of the three countries if the Philippines hopes to have a shot at a promotional playoffs to Group 1 of the annual tournament formerly known as the Federation Cup.This, according to national team coach Denise Dy.Along with the three countries, also with the Filipinas in Group II are Northern Mariana Islands, Iran, Pacific Oceania, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore, and Mongolia.The tournament draw is slated on Sunday and action kicks off on Monday at the National Team Centre.&quot;Uzbekistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia are going to be the strongest teams,&quot; said Dy in Tuesday&#x27;s Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.A two-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist and current head coach of the Fresno State University women&#x27;s team, Dy was with the entire national team along with assistant coach and former national player Bobbie Angelo in the weekly session presented by San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO, Smart/PLDT, and the country&#x27;s 24/7 sports app Arena Plus.Philippine Tennis Association board member and former Philippine player Dyan Castillejo also graced the Forum.Of the four team members, only Rivera remained from the squad that was promoted to Group II following a dominant performance in Group III of the tournament held in Bahrain last December.Filipina tennis star Alex Eala spearheaded last year&#x27;s national squad.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2024/12/1/tennis-eala-leads-way-as-team-ph-gains-promotion-in-bjk-cup-1538">READ: Eala leads way as Team PH gains promotion in BJK Cup</a></div>But Rivera, an inter-disciplinary management student at West Alabama University and recently named part of the NCAA All-American Team Division II, will have formidable teammates in Milliam, adjudged as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association-ITA National Freshman of the Year, and two of the country&#x27;s top junior players in the world in Madis and Aludo.&quot;I&#x27;m very excited to play again (for the Philippines). Maganda ang chance namin na manalo kasi kilala rin namin ang mga players ng ibang countries,&quot; said the 25-year-old Rivera.Dy explained the tournament format will have the 10 teams split into two groups of five countries each.&quot;The top two in each group will play a promotional playoff to enter Group I,&quot; said the national team coach. &quot;It&#x27;s going to be competitive and we have great chances of getting into the top two depending on the group that we will be assigned to.&quot;Angelo added he likes the team&#x27;s chances based on what he had been seeing in practices.&quot;Yung energy ibang-iba. Parang may mararating,&quot; said the former Philippine team Davis Cupper and gold medal winner in the SEA Games.

Malaysia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia stand in the way of the Philippine tennis team's bid for a promotional ranking in the coming Billie Jean King Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia stand in the way of the Philippine tennis team's bid for a promotional ranking in the coming Billie Jean King Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

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Team Philippines eyes promotion in Billie Jean King Cup

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Published June 10, 2025 04:31 PM PHT

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