{"id":2686,"date":"2016-04-14T01:49:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T17:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2016-04-14T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T17:52:08","slug":"top-seeds-philippines-defeat-pacific-oceania-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/latest\/top-seeds-philippines-defeat-pacific-oceania-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Seeds, Philippines, Defeat Pacific Oceania 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top seeds, the Philippines, defeated Pacific Oceania 2-1 in the 3rd round of Round Robin play in Thailand on Wednesday. Again Abigail Tere-Apisah, despite a low 1st serve % of 57%, got Pacific Oceania off to the perfect start when she beat her opponent Anna Patrimonio 61,60 converting 6 of the 11 break opportunities she had<\/p>\n

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In the #1 Singles Katharina Lehnert, ranked 450 in the World, was too strong for Steffie Carruthers winning 60,62. Carruthers struggled to get her serve working with 5 double faults and a 57% 1st serve percentage and was always under pressure from her higher ranked opponent winning only 24 of the 78 points in the match.<\/p>\n

Then in the crucial deciding doubles the Pacific Oceania team of Steffie Carruthers\/Abigail Tere-Apisah got off to the perfect start breaking their opponent’s opening serve but they couldn’t sustain this momentum eventually losing the match to their Philippine opponents Khim Iglupas\/Katharina Lehnert 64,63. Full results can be accessed here OP Results Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pacific Oceania now play bottom placed\u00a0 in their pool, Bahrain, local time Thursday and at best now can be in the play off for 5th\/6th from the 11 countries competing. Points standing of Pool A are Draws Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0and Pool B Draws Wednesday.<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Top seeds, the Philippines, defeated Pacific Oceania 2-1 in the 3rd round of Round Robin play in Thailand on Wednesday. Again Abigail Tere-Apisah, despite a low 1st serve % of 57%, got Pacific Oceania off to the perfect start when …<\/p>\n

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