Lim cops twin titles in Philta Men's Open
MANILA, Philippines — Top seed Alberto "AJ" Lim Jr. pulled off a 7-6 (6), 6-1 victory over No. 2 Eric Jed Olivarez Jr. Sunday night to secure the Philta Men's Open title at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
Lim received P350,000 and 1,000 ranking points, while Olivarez got P175,000 and 750 points.
"Beyond the win today, I want to thank God, my family, my team, everyone who came to watch. Thank you for the support," said Lim, who also beat Olivarez in the final of the Philta Men's Masters Top 8 last February and 2025 PCA Open.
Olivarez put up a strong challenge but eventually fell to the four-time PCA Open champion.
"I'm really grateful because I had a lot of tough matches up to the finals," said Olivarez, who defeated 2025 Gentry Open champion Arthur Craig "Iggy" Pantino in the quarters and Thailand SEA Games mixed doubles bronze medalist Francis Casey Alcantara in the semis.
"It's been a long journey, I'm just grateful to be here, it's not the best of course, I would have wanted to win, still grateful," added Olivarez, who joined the M15 Singapore World Tennis Tour last week.
Lim and Olivarez also collected P80,000 and 750 points as doubles champions, prevailing over Pantino and Noel Damian, 6-3, 4-6 (11-9), in the Grand Slam-level event supported by Tecnifibre and the Philippine Sports Commission.
Lim, Olivarez, Alcantara and Pantino are members of the team that won the bronze medal in the Southeast Asian Games last year.
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