Manila, June 10 -- The Philippines has to hurdle Malaysia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan in a bid for promotional ranking in the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup next week.

Shaira Hope Rivera and Alexa Joy Milliam from the University of Western Alabama, and Philippine Tennis Academy members Tennielle Madis and Stefi Marithe Aludo make up the national team that will see action in the BJK Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 scheduled from June 16 to 21 at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"Uzbekistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia are going to be the strongest teams," said Dy during the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) conference hall inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex on ...