Pantino, Arcilla gain in Olivarez Cup opener

Arthur Pantino and Joseph Arcilla breezed through their respective opening day rivals to move into the next round against the top two seeds in the men’s Open singles of the seventh Olivarez Cup Tennis Championship at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat on Monday.

Pantino overpowered Arc Dolorico, 6-1, 6-2, while Arcilla smothered qualifier Wilmer Sabas, 6-1, 6-1, only to arrange a second round duel with veteran top seed Johnny Arcilla and No. 2 Patrick John Tierro, who both drew opening day byes in the premier event put up by Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez along with Rep. Eric Olivarez and Dr. Pablo Olivarez as part of the family’s long-time commitment to develop the sport and help in the talent-search.