Philip on the move in Turkey
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Philip Major who is touring with Joshua Turnquest on the
Tennis Pro Circuit in Europe since mid January has achieved much
success.Philip Major and Joshua Turnquest who are superb
athletes are kicking off another week in Antalya Turkey in the
International Tennis Federation Turkey F5 Futures.
This morning Philip
Major played the fifth seeded Hugo Voljacques from France. Philip who
is unseeded in the tournament played extremely well and defeated Hugo
6-3,6-4. Philip once again advances to the Main Draw. In the first
round Major faced some stiff competition butrose to the challenge
beating Loic Juszczak of Belgium 7-5 6-4. In the second round of the
Qualifying Major won convincingly over Colorado from the United States
7-5, 6-1.
The win today has qualified Major for his second appearance
into an ITF Pro Circuit Main Draw in a two week span, a major
accomplishment and feat in the Bahamian Tennis Arena! Last week
Philip advanced to the Main Draw in the Turkey F4 Futures but came up
short. However, he has another opportunity once again due to his
focused playing to showcase his skills on the Pro Tennis Level.
Also in this tournament is young Bahamian
Joshua Turnquest
who is also playing extremely well. 17 year old Joshua pulled off an
amazing three set win in the first round against Alperen Sanater of
Turkey 3-6 6-3 6-4. In the second round he lost to Kishi of Japan 6-4
6-2. Joshua is continuing to hone his skills and display his talents
and we expect to hear more good things from him as he continues to tour.
Tomorrow
Main Draw Matchplay continues for Philip Major as he has secured his
ticket into the Main Draw pool of 32 .He plays Seong Chan Hong from
Korea in the fist Round.
For further information see the attached link for draws, order of play and results.
http://www.itftennis.com/
procircuit/tournaments/men's-
tournament/info.aspx?
tournamentid=1100036596
