Published February 24, 2021, 1:11 PM
Francis Casey Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales won by default in the ASC BMW $25,000 Men’s World Tennis Tour in Naples, Florida after one of their doubles opponents tested positive for COVID-19.
Alcantara and Gonzales were scheduled to play against Justin Butsch and Alex Rybakov in the first round Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila) when officials decided not to push through with the match due to the said health test result.
The name of the player was withheld for privacy purposes.
“He didn’t show up na sa courts kanina,” Alcantara said in a message to
Manila Bulletin.
Published February 23, 2021, 6:36 PM
Francis Casey Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales seek to regain composure when they see action in the second leg of the ASC BMW $25,000 Men’s World Tennis Tour in Naples, Florida this week.
Alcantara and Gonzales, who are only in their second tournament since pandemic sidelined them for almost a year, are set to clash with unseeded Americans Justin Butsch and Alex Rybakov in the opening round Tuesday (early Monday in Manila) of the 16-pair main draw field.
Both Alcantara and Gonzales, and Butsch and Rybako lost their respective first-round matches in the first leg of the $25,000 Futures claycourt event last week.