Arcilla seeks PPS Open title sweep at Dagitab Fest

Johnny Arcilla hopes to cap another banner season as he guns for a sweep of the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Open titles in the Dagitab Festival firing off today at the City of Naga Tennis Club in Cebu.

Arcilla has lorded it over the elite men’s field by ruling the first three of four premier events on the PPS-PEPP calendar, including a masterful 6-2, 6-3 romp over fellow Davis Cup campaigner and long-time rival PJ Tierro in the Pintaflores Festival Open in San Carlos City last month. He had earlier edged Tierro in four to keep the Olivarez Cup crown for the third time in four years last August then held off Leander Lazaro, 7-5, 6-1, to retain the Tunafest Open diadem in Gen. Santos City last Sept.