Alcantara, British partner's luck at Roehampton ends

Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara and British partner Oliver Golding’s luck ended in the AEGON Junior International-Roehampton 2010. The unseeded pair suffered a 6-1, 7-5 defeat at the hands of the No. 3 team up of Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Gomez and Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama in the boys’ doubles semifinal played at The Bank of England Sports Centre. Despite the loss, Alcantara and Golding made a name for themselves after scoring consecutive upset wins against seeded rivals. The 60th ranked Alcantara and the 40th ranked Golding eliminated scored a 4-6, 6-3, [10-5] victory over eighth seeds Filip Horansky and Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia in the Round of 16 then followed it up with another hard-earned 6-3, 4-6, [10-4] decision against the No. 2 pair of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur and Croatia’s Mate Pavic in the quarterfinals. The 18-year-old Alcantara’s semis stint at Roehampton is his second since he started competing in Europe. He also made it to the Final Four round of the 51st Trofeo Bonfiglio in Italy with Ireland’s John Morrissey as his partner. Gomez and Uchiyama, currently in 15th and 21st place in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings, went on to win the boys’ doubles crown after a 4-6 6-2 [10-7] win over No. 6 seeds Micke Kontinen of Finland and Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely. Kontinen and Vesely earned a finals spot after a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over unseeded Ben Mclachlan of New Zealand and Ireland’s Sam Barry. The AEGON Junior International, a Grade I ITF event, is Alcantara’s last tournament as a junior player.