▁But ▁Franco ▁didn ’ t ▁get ▁past ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁those ▁tournament s . ▁Franco ▁played ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁I RT ▁events ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁seasons , ▁reaching ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁three ▁times ▁out ▁of ▁four teen ▁events . ▁ ▁Franco ▁played ▁both ▁Men ’ s ▁Singles ▁and ▁Dou bles ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Championships ▁in ▁Tem u co , ▁Chile , ▁where ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁each ▁event . ▁In ▁singles , ▁Franco ▁lost ▁to ▁Daniel ▁De ▁La ▁Rosa ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁ 1 5 - 8 , ▁ 1 5 - 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁and ▁in ▁doubles , ▁he ▁played ▁doubles ▁with ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁Tor res , ▁and ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ’ s ▁Luis ▁Pere z ▁and ▁Junior ▁Rod rig uez ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Franco ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁IR F ▁World ▁Championships ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁He ▁and ▁Ale j andro ▁Herr era ▁played ▁Men ’ s ▁Dou bles ▁for ▁Colombia , ▁and ▁they ▁defeated ▁Pan ama ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Franco ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Men ’ s ▁Singles ▁and ▁Dou bles ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Championships ▁in ▁C ali , ▁Colombia . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁singles ▁to