ERIC JED OLIVAREZ solidified his lofty stature in Philippine tennis by clinching the Dagitab Festival National Open crown with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over John Benedict Aguilar at the City of Naga courts in Cebu over the weekend.
Unlike in their previous Open final encounter where Olivarez cruised past Aguilar, 6-4, 6-1, the championship proved to be a sterner test for the 26-year-old champion.
He strung together four consecutive points from a 0-15 deficit before battling his younger opponent in a tense hold-hold sequence to close out the set. But Olivarez showed his mettle in the fifth game, clawing back from a 30-40 count to claim the lead by winning the final three points. He never relinquished control, securing the match with a shutout service game in the 10th.
The Western Michigan U graduate also won an open championship last August where he snapped the long-standing dominance of multi-titled Johnny Arcilla.Olivarez and Vicente Anasta, however, lost to Arcilla and Ronard Joven, 6-3, 6-4, in the doubles final.
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