9 , ▁ 1 1 - 5 , ▁ 1 1 - 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁semi - final ▁match ▁with ▁Rock y ▁Car son , ▁which ▁Car son ▁won , ▁ 1 1 - 8 , ▁ 1 1 - 3 , ▁ 1 1 - 7 . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Franco ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁American ▁in ▁an ▁I RT ▁semi - final ▁in ▁San ▁Mar cos . ▁ ▁Franco ▁got ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁on ▁three ▁other ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 ▁I RT ▁season , ▁and ▁that ▁helped ▁him ▁finish ▁ranked ▁ 9 th ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁American ▁players ▁to ▁finish ▁an ▁I RT ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁( M ario ▁Mer c ado ▁of ▁Boliv ia ▁was ▁ 1 0 th ▁that ▁season ). ▁ ▁Franco ▁represented ▁Colombia ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles ▁with ▁Ale j andro ▁Herr era . ▁They ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁Boliv ians ▁Con rr ado ▁Mos cos o ▁and ▁Roland ▁K eller , ▁ 8 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 9 , ▁ 1 1 - 6 . ▁Colombia ▁also ▁lost ▁to ▁Boliv ia ▁in ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁Team ▁event . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1