Patrimonio to snap golden drought
KUALA LUMPUR: Anna Clarice Pat- rimonio clashes with Kuksika Kumkhum of Thailand, looking to end the country’s eight-year gold medal drought in the women’s lawn tennis event of the 29th Southeast Asian Games.
The 23- year old Patrimonio, who won the bronze medal in the biennial meet in Palembang over her chances, believing that she would emerge victorious in - tional Tennis Center here.
said Patrimonio, who is - pina netter to win a gold medal for the country after 16 years.
- pina to reach the women’s singles Evangeline Olivarez.
Tamayo gave the country its singles when she ruled the event feat in the 1991 edition in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Sanchez, meanwhile, took home the gold when lawn tennis was included as a medal sport and was played in the 1977 Kuala Lumpur biennial meet before being duplicated by Olivarez in the 1993 Games in Singapore.
The daughter of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) star Alvin Patrimonio, Clarice defeated fourthseed Ka Andrea Deray of Cambodia, to the gold-medal match.
Kumkhum, on the other hand, is coming in as the top rank after defeating Tan Li Stefani of Singa