Arcilla subdues Olivarez, bags Lanao Open Championship

JOHNNY ARCILLA brought back his vintage form to score a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Eric Jed Olivarez to capture the Lanao del Norte National Open championship at the MCC courts in Tubod last Thursday.

T he veteran Davis Cup campaigner and many-time PCA Open champion flashed vintage form in overwhelming Olivarez, breaking his younger rival twice in the opening set and then dominating the next from fourth game on to rule the event, also billed as Gov. Imelda QuibranzaDimaporo Open, and add another ware to his trophy-filled cabinet.

T he victory, worth P50,000, came after he bowed to eventual winner John Bryan Otico in the semis of the Malita Open in Davao Occidental a couple of weeks ago.

But he buckled down to work and worked on his stamina, beating John Atay, 6-1, 6-1, holding off Jude Ceniza, 6-0, 5-7, 10-5, and crushing Eric Tangub, 6-2, 6-3, before sealing a championship clash with Olivarez.

The 43-year-old Arcilla, who racked up five Open crowns last year while bundling out younger, stronger rivals, took control of the finals match after scoring a break in the fifth game, held serve twice before breaking Olivarez again in the ninth. He broke Olivarez again in the fourth game of the second set and swept the next three to post another top podium finish after claiming the Escudero Cup crown in San Pablo City in February.

W ith Nilo Ledama, Arcilla completed a double victory as they toppled Olivarez and Vicente Anasta, 6-2, 6-4, in the men’s doubles finals of the 10-day event, also held in conjunction with Lanao del Norte’s 64th founding anniversary, and part of the PPS-PEPP circuit of the country’s longest talent-search put up by Palawan Pawnshop President/ CEO Bobby Castro.

Sharing top honors in men’s doubles were Noel Salupado and Arvin Secuya (Legends 30s), Ome Buhat and Marlon Alforo (Legends 40s), Efren Veradio and Bing delos Santos (Legends 50s) and Roy Bautete and Camilo Lascite (Legends 60s).

Meanwhile, action shifts to Marawi City beginning today (Saturday) with the staging of the 64th Lanao del Sur National Open at the MSU courts. For details and listup, contact tournament organizer Bobby Mangunay at 0915-4046464.

and skipper Rachel Anne Daquis, to likewise go flat out to nail the all-important win before the league takes an 11-day break to give way to the VNL (Volleyball Nations League) staging.

W hile they are wary of the Cargo Mo vers, Cignal mentor Shaq delos Santos said they are more than ready to face their fancied rivals.

C hoco Mucho—behind newcomer Sisi Rondina—also seeks a follow-up to its imposing threeset stroll over Farm Fresh last Thursday with an eye on catching resurgent Angels, also a couple of nights ago.

Game time is at 4 p.m.

PLDT and Akari, meanwhile, begin their campaign in the other group with the High Speed Hitters parading hard-hitting former Army spiker Honey Royse Tubino and reigning NCAA Best Setter Venice Puzon against the Power Chargers, who also toughened up during the break by signing blue-chip rookie Faith Nisperos of Ateneo while fortifying their frontline acquisition of Lut Malaluan, also a former Lady Trooper. A kari’s Michelle Cobb, Ezra Madrigal, Bang Pineda, Erika Raagas, Eli Soyud and Nisperos are also coming into the tournament fresh from a stint in Indonesia where it represented the national team in the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Women. G ames are aired on PVL.ph, One Sports, and One Sports+ with live streaming on Smart Livestream, Cignal Play and Pilipinas Live.

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