Leander Lazaro pulled through in a tight first set duel then mastered fancied Patrick John Tierro in the next to carve out a 7-5, 6-1 reversal and arrange a title clash with Johnny Arcilla in the Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Tuna Festival Open Tennis Championship at the Gen. Santos City Tennis Club in Gen. Santos City yesterday.

The former National U standout leaned on his solid baseline game and pounced on the second seed Tierro’s miscues to pound out the victory, his biggest since steering the Bulldogs to their fourth straight championship early this year. Lazaro’s win also ended the second ranked Tierro’s quest for a three straight championship after sweeping Arcilla in the two PCA Open events recently.

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