Tierro, Patrombon cruise into PCA Open 3rd round

Defending champion Patrick John Tierro and top seed Jeson Patrombon toppled their respective foes to advance to the third round of the 36th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open men’s singles on Monday at the PCA indoor shell-clay courts in Paco, Manila

The 32-year-old Tierro dusted himself off from a horrible second-set against Kyle Parpan to keep his title retention bid alive with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 win, while Patrombon breezed through his sets against Calvin Canlas, 6-2, 6-3.