Pinoy netter Huey, Mirnyi exit ASB Classic doubles
FILIPINO Treat Huey and Belarusian Max Mirnyi bowed out of contention in the ASB Classic doubles held in Auckland, New Zealand.
The top-seeded tandem of Huey and Mirnyi was ousted by the unranked pair of Leander Paes of India and Andre Sa of Brazil, 6-7 (3), 3-6, in the opening round.
Huey and Mirnyi aim to bounce back in the 2017 Australian Open doubles beginning on January 16 in Melbourne.
Last year, Huey and Mirnyi had a colorful run in Grand Slam events. They reached the Open ( losing to Daniel Nestor of Canada and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 4-6) Championship (bowing to Her 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6).
Huey and Mirnyi made it to the third round of the French Open
Huey and Slovenian part- ner Andeja Klepac were also semi mixed doubles.
was foiled when he and Klepac succumbed to Tecau and American Coco Vandeweghe.
had a warmup tournament in New Zealand where he competed in the singles qualifying stage but lost to Canadian Steven Diez, 5-7, 2-6.