Philippine team mainstays Johnny Arcilla and Elbert Anasta lived up to expectations by crushing Bobby Labrador and Expedito Lim Jr., 6-1, 6-3, yesterday to reach the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the Olivarez Cup at Olivarez Tennis Center in Sucat, Parañaque.
Jeson Patrombon overcame Elbert Anasta, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, while Johnny Arcilla downed PJ Tierro, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4), Saturday to arrange a title showdown Sunday in the La Consolacion Open Invitational tennis championship in Las Pinas.
Elbert Anasta pulled off a stinging straight-set win over heavy favorite Treat Huey, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8), yesterday and joined defending champion Johnny Arcilla and top seed Marc Sieber in the men’s singles semifinals of the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships.
Jurence Zosimo Mendoza played the biggest game of his young career, pulling off an upset of veteran Davis Cupper and No. 2 seed Elbert Anasta Wednesday to clinch a quarterfinal slot in the men’s singles of the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships at the PCA clay-shell courts.
It will be a strictly all-Filipino affair when the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships unfurl Saturday at the PCA indoor shell-clay courts.
MANILA, Philippines—Johnny Arcilla primed himself for the Southeast Asian Games as the Davis Cup veteran captured a double crown in the 1st Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn Tennis Championships recently in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Arcilla capped his dominant run by overwhelming Elbert Anasta, 6-1, 6-0, to bag the men’s singles title at the Socrates Memorial [...]
BACOLOD CITY—Olympic archer Mark Javier, top wrestler Margarito Angana Jr. and world-class cue artist Rubilen Amit took the spotlight yesterday on the penultimate day of the Philippine National Games here. Javier, a veteran of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, ruled the 70-meter Olympic round of men’s recurve aside from topping the [...]
