MANILA – Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara and Thai partner Maximus Jones claimed the men’s doubles title in the second leg of the ITF World Tennis Tour at Walailak University Tennis Center in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand on Saturday.
Alcantara and Jones defeated India’s Rishi Reddy and Dhakshineswar Suresh, 7-6 (7), 6-4, in the final.
It was the second title this year for Alcantara, who also won in Chennai, India with Indonesian Christopher Rungkat in January.
“I am so happy to win a title again. I hope I can keep this momentum going in the next few weeks,” Alcantara said in an online interview Sunday.
He will team up with Jones anew in the third leg scheduled July 14 to 21 in the same venue.
Alcantara, 32, and Jones, 19, made it to the final of the first leg last week but bowed to Indian tandem Adil Kalyanpur and Vishnu Vardhan, 3-6, 2-6.
He and Chinese Fajing Sun were runners-up at the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger in Thailand, losing to Manuel Guinard and Gregoire Jacq of France, 4-6, 6-7 (6).
Alcantara also reached the semifinals in Anning, China (with Rungkat); and Bengaluru, India and Nonthaburi Challenger 1 (with Japanese Kaichi Unchida).
The pride of Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental has competed in 18 tournaments this year. (PNA)
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