Joven, Altiche reach PPS Tuna Fest Open QF

Fourth seed Ronard Joven and No. 7 John Altiche came away with a pair of straight-set victories to nail the first two berths in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles of the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Tuna Festival Open Tennis Championship at the Gen. Santos City Tennis Club in Gen. Santos City on Wednesday.

Joven routed Wilfred Bentillo, 6-2, 6-0, in the first round then trounced Michael Mesa next, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to the quarters in the upper half of the 32-player draw in the week-long tournament sponsored by the country’s leading pawnshop, remittance and claim center Palawan Pawnshop and presented by Slazenger.