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thats a cool looking court... it is some sort of hard court right??
Thanks for the pics. What's the 2nd stencil on the EXO 3 Rebel that the Filipino is using?
Im not sure... but I think it suppose to be a ribbon. This is in tribute for the late Philippine President Cory Aquino.
All the audience wore a yellow ribbon.
It looks like Wood court....like the old ancient english courts.
It looks like Wood court....like the old ancient english courts.
It looks like Wood court....like the old ancient english courts.
Im not sure... but I think it suppose to be a ribbon. This is in tribute for the late Philippine President Cory Aquino.
All the audience wore a yellow ribbon.
That kid from CDO (Casey or Nino was it) is not playing in this tie?
Hey Fedace.. Maybe it will turn into a Pirate Ship, and they will all sail away???
Where do you get this crap from?
lol....
interesting, thx for covering the event !No its not. The court is a shell clay court.
and... any particular type of shell ?It's like a regular clay court but instead of crushed red pottery (like red clay) or whatever it is they put on top of green clay, they put crushed seashells on top of the clay.
Great post! Was that Treat Huey (*sp) that you had pictured for the Phillippines? Good to see more Balik-Bayans going back to play for PI!
Also, crushed shell courts play similar to har-tru here in the states but can be a bit slicker b/c the crushed shell can be alot finer than normal clay. Also sometimes there will be small chunks of the shell left over in the process and can create some unexpected bounces!
great pics
thanks for the pics. i miss playing on shell courts. was this at PHil. Columbian?
It's the same material that of your mother's underwear........now go away.
Top seed I was wondering Is Treat Huey rated in the ATP? How old is this guy? Mamiit is getting old so who's taking the torch? If i can remember correctly Philippines has a bunch of talented players in their roster with the likes of Roland So and Felix Barrientos some years ago, I mean this guys can really play world class level and just needed much more exposure internationally which I assumed they didn't get.......I was in the Philippines when they were against Sweden some years ago, I think Philippines got blanked in that tie but RS and FB made me an impression with their skills and they fought it hard against a more seasoned and superior opponents.......
Top seed I was wondering Is Treat Huey rated in the ATP? How old is this guy? Mamiit is getting old so who's taking the torch? If i can remember correctly Philippines has a bunch of talented players in their roster with the likes of Roland So and Felix Barrientos some years ago, I mean this guys can really play world class level and just needed much more exposure internationally which I assumed they didn't get.......I was in the Philippines when they were against Sweden some years ago, I think Philippines got blanked in that tie but RS and FB made me an impression with their skills and they fought it hard against a more seasoned and superior opponents.......
Treat Huey is also part of the growing trend of Filipino American players that grew up playing inthe US and go back home to PI to play davis cup and get additional funding/support they may not get back in the US. Believe Cecil Mammit was one of the more notable players to do this.
PI has some good home-gown players like Johnny Arcilla and a few others i think.
I was wondering after winning this against NZ, where would the PI next year? Are they breaking into the World Group? What country will be their next opponent? I'm sorry, I am not very familiar with the Davis Cup set up........
Some people in PI says that the government needs to come up of a very good long term program when it comes to tennis. People who run the program are there for more than 20 years. They must not rely on recruiting imports (cecil, taino, huey..etc) and pay them huge fees. Some of the young "genuine" pinoy players are complaining because they were not giving them a chance to compete abroad. Fees are as high as $10k-$5k per davis cup tie per player. I just dont know how true are these but that is the word around. I hope someone from PI can someone confirm this. Peace!