Johnny Arcilla and Eric Jed Olivarez leveraged their experience and determination to dominate their respective brackets and arrange another title face-off in the Mayor Eric Olivarez National Tennis Championships in Sucat, Parañaque on Saturday, Aug. 17.
Johnny Arcilla and Eric Jed Olivarez leveraged their experience and determination to dominate their respective brackets and arrange another title face-off in the Mayor Eric Olivarez National Tennis Championships in Sucat, Parañaque on Saturday, Aug. 17.
The 44-year-old Davis Cup veteran and 10-time PCA Open champion breezed past Rocky Villaruel and Andre Rodriguez in the initial rounds. However, he encountered resistance from Aguilar, dropping the first set before battling back to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, and advance to the finals at the Olivarez Sports Center.
This sets the stage for another intense showdown between two of the country's top players, who last met in the Series I final in June. Arcilla emerged victorious in a thrilling three-set match, extending his head-to-head lead over Olivarez to 4-1.
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