Gastao Elias. Photo by Tessa Kolodny.
Gastao Elias is poised to make a big move on the tennis scene over the next few years. Elias of Portugal won the Boca Raton tennis Futures tournament in January and has since been invited to play some Challenger level tournaments.
Elias played Challenger tournaments in Ecuador and Colombia in March. He defeated Alberto Francis 7-5, 6-4, to win the Boca Raton Futures, his only tournament championship of the year.
Elias gained a bit of confidence by winning his Futures tournament in Mexico in November, 1987.
Milan Pokrajac. Elias defeated Pokrajac 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the semifinal of the Boca Raton Futures. Photo by Tessa Kolodny.
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