8 th ▁place ▁ranking ▁was ▁two ▁places ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁in ▁Lima , ▁Franco ▁played ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁and ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles ▁with ▁Ale j andro ▁Herr era . ▁In ▁singles , ▁Franco ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁Canadian ▁C oby ▁I wa asa , ▁ 9 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 1 3 , ▁ 1 1 - 0 . ▁In ▁doubles , ▁Franco ▁and ▁Mer c ado ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁the ▁USA ' s ▁Rock y ▁Car son ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Pr att , ▁ 5 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 7 , ▁ 1 1 - 7 . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁Team ▁event ▁Colombia ▁defeated ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁and ▁ups et ▁the ▁two ▁time ▁def ending ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁show down ▁with ▁Boliv ia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Boliv ia ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁matches ▁to ▁one ▁with ▁Franco ▁losing ▁to ▁Con rr ado ▁Mos cos o , ▁and ▁Mer c ado ▁be ating ▁Carlos ▁K eller ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁dec iding ▁third ▁match , ▁in ▁which ▁Roland ▁K eller ▁and ▁Mos cos o ▁defeated ▁Franco ▁and ▁Mer c ado ▁in ▁doubles . ▁Non eth eless , ▁their ▁silver ▁medal ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁won ▁by ▁Colomb ian ▁players ▁at ▁the