Top netters vie in Dagitab tiff

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s top tennis players are now in thick of fight in the Dagitab Festival National Open Tennis Championships, which kicked off Sunday at the City of Naga courts.

Top seed Eric Jed Olivarez and veteran Johnny Arcilla both aim for the coveted title in this season-ending Open tournament. Olivarez, coming off a victory in a recent Open tournament, opens his bid against Miecoz Candelasa, while Arcilla duels with Hans Cabellon.

Third seed Vicente Anasta takes on Chad Cuizon, No. 4 Fritz Verdad meets Carl Miasco, and fifth-seeded John Benedict Aguilar squares off with John Kenneth Jumamoy.