Gastão Elias and Gonçalo Oliveira eliminated in their debut in Bangkok

Portuguese tennis players Gastão Elias and Gonçalo Oliveira were eliminated today in the first round of the Challenger circuit of Bangkok, losing with the North American JC Aragone and the Spanish Enrique Lopez-Perez, respectively.

[dropcap type=”default”]G[/dropcap]astão Elias ranked 240th in the world rankings, lost 6-4 6-2 to Aragone, an opponent positioned slightly down in the ATP hierarchy at 266th place after an hour and 18 minutes in the first confrontation between the two tennis players.

Gonçalo Oliveira, number 290 in the world, was also knocked out in two sets in the Thai hard-court tournament, losing 6-4 with Lopez-Perez, 243th in the standings, who had also never faced, after an hour and 20 minutes of meeting.