HUEY, GONZALES GIVE RP 2-1 DAVIS CUP LEAD WITH SMASHING DOUBLES WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 02 Feb 2014
World ranked doubles star Treat Huey combined with Ruben Gonzales to smash the Sri Lanka doubles pair of US-based Harshana Godamanna and Rajeev Rajapakse 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 and give the Philippines a 2-1 lead going into the final day of the Asia-Oceania II Davis Cup tie at the Sri Lanka Lawn Tennis Courts in Colombo on Saturday.
Non-playing captain Roland Kraut decided to replace Johnny Arcilla with Gonzales who helped the Philippines tie the count at 1-1 on opening day when he won the second singles with a rousing 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 win over Dineshkanthan Thangarajah after Patrick John Tierro lost his opening singles match against US-based Sri Lankan lefty Harshana Godamanna to give the hosts an early 1-0 lead at the Sri Lanka Lawn Tennis Courts in Colombo.
Gonzales, the Philippines No.1 singles player was far too good for the Sri Lankan No. 2 and dominated the match with a superb all-round performance and carried that form into the doubles teaming up beautifully with the accomplished Huey.
Gonzales can help seal the tie for the Philippines in what appears to be a mouth-watering showdown withnGodamma, the smooth-serving Sri Lankan lefty who is regarded as one of the top players in Asia and a five-time Sri Lankan national champion who has won 15 of his last 17 singles matches.
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