ni: Noli C. Liwanag
Fil-Am Treat Huey wagi sa Spain’s Tennis tourney
Isa na namang Filipino-American ang nagbigay-karangalan sa ating bansa sa larangan ng tennis.
Siya si Treat Conrad Huey, ipinanganak noong August 28, 1985 sa Washington, DC, USA at anak nina Manina at Kirk Huey.
Kahit sa America ipinanganak si Huey, dala pa rin niya ang pagiging Pilipino sa kanyang propesyon bilang isang magaling na tennis player.
Si Treat ay nanalo sa men’s doubles title kasama ang Indian partner na si Harsh Mankad sa Copa Sevilla ATP Challenger na ginanap sa Sevilla, Spain .
Ang tambalang Huey at Mankad ay pinataob ang netter na sina Italians Alberto Brizzi at Simone Vagnozzi sa score na 6-1, 7-5.
Nanalo rin sina Huey at Mankad by default kontra Great Britain’s James Ward at Spain’s Andoni Vivanco-Guzman sa first round bago tinapos sina Spaniards Ivan Navarro at Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen, 7-6 (5), 7-5 sa sumunod na round.
Naging tagumpay ang tournament exposure ni Treat nang makasama niya ang kapwa Fil-Am na si Cecil Mamiit sa pangunguna sa RP Davis Cup team at harapin ang New Zealand sa Asia Oceania Zone Group II finals na ginanap sa Victoria Park, Hong Kong.
Boluntaryong nagmiyembro ang 23-year old na si Huey sa national team ng Pinas at kasalukuyang nasa ranked 1,280 ng men’s singles at 530 sa doubles ng International Tennis Federation (ITF) overall rankings.
May records si Treat Conrad Huey sa JUNIORS 2004: Ranked No. 1 in the USTA boys’ 18s singles rankings, Easter Bowl Doubles Champion, USTA National Open title at 3 singles at 2 doubles titles, High School All-American; 3x Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year, Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington.
2004-2005: All-ACC Norton Pritchett Memorial Award, Ranked as high as No. 104 during the season, Posted 31-10 singles record, 2 wins over ranked players, 26-10 doubles record, including a 22-7 record.
Devvarman/Huey won the National Collegiate Tennis Classic doubles title; Win a ITA Futures Circuit doubles title (Teamed with ODU All-American Izak van der Merwe).
2005-2006: All-ACC: 2nd Team VaSID All-State, NCAA Singles Championship, Ranked No. 67 in the ITA Singles Rankings (ended season); Ranked as high as No. 6 (during season); Posted a 31-14 singles record; 7 wins over ranked opponents. «end»top↑