Published December 15, 2020, 2:44 PM
Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) officials assured athletes their participation in individual tournaments would not get affected despite the association’s two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
In Tuesday’s guesting at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum, Philta president Antonio Cablitas said players, particularly pro athletes like Alex Eala, Francis Casey Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales, to name a few, can still compete in Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and ITF-sanctioned events.
Philta is also confident that athletes can still compete in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games since they are representing the country, not the association, although they would have to clarify this first to the SEAG organization where Vietnam is host.
The impact of the International Tennis Federation’s suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) will be discussed in the weekly webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) on Tuesday.
To talk about the issue are Philta President Atty. Antonio Cablitas and Vice President Martin Misa, who are both going to tackle too, the plans and programs of the federation for 2021.
The 10:00 a.m. sessions is presented by San Miguel Corp., Go For Golf, MILO, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
GAB chairman Abraham ‘Baham’ Mitra makes up the other half of the public sports program powered by Smart and Upstream Media as official webcast partner. He will discuss about the recent 2nd Professional Sports Summit conducted by his office.