Johnny Arcilla bolstered his status as a shell-clay court master, outlasting Fil-Am and Davis Cup teammate Ruben Gonzales, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), Sunday night to capture an unprecedented seventh men’s singles title in a marathon four-hour finale of the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
MARIAN JADE Capadocia pulled off a stunning 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Fil-German top seed Katharina Lehnert to clinch a second straight women’s singles title yesterday in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
TOP SEED Filipino-German Katharina Lehnert had no problem brushing off Rachelle De Guzman, 6-1, 6-0, while defending champion Marian Jade Capadocia turned back Clarice Patrimonio, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday to forge a duel for the women’s singles crown in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
SIX-TIME champion Johnny Arcilla overpowered top seed Fil-German Marc Sieber with a vengeful 6-1, 6-4 win even as second seed Ruben Gonzales disposed of the overachieving Elbert Anasta, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) yesterday to arrange a men’s singles finals showdown in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier.
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.
TOP SEED Marc Sieber encountered real competition from 13-year-old Alberto Lim Jr., before prevailing, 6-3, 7-5, yesterday as the heavyweights expectedly barreled into the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier at PCA clay-shell courts.
MARIAN JADE Capadocia kicked off her title defense on a high note by thrashing Monivic Santos, 6-0, 6-1, yesterday even as Marc Sieber and Johnny Arcilla cruised to the third round of men’s singles in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships presented by Cebuana Lhuillier at the PCA courts in Paco.
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.
Longtime partners Johnny Arcilla and Patrick John Tierro imposed their advantage in experience and skill to crush Carlos Oblea and Justine Vinas, 6-2, 6-0, Sunday in a ruthless start to their men’s doubles campaign in the Philippine Columbian Association Open tennis championships at the PCA shell-clay courts in Paco, Manila.
