▁Team ▁event , ▁Franco ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁team ▁who ▁took ▁home ▁bronze ▁med als ▁after ▁losing ▁to ▁E cuador ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Pan ▁American ▁R ac quet ball ▁Championships ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁la ▁Sierra , ▁Boliv ia , ▁Franco ▁played ▁Men ’ s ▁Singles ▁and ▁Dou bles . ▁Franco ▁lost ▁to ▁E cuador ’ s ▁Fernando ▁R ios , ▁ 1 2 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 7 , ▁ 1 1 - 8 , ▁in ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁but ▁in ▁doubles , ▁he ▁and ▁Ale j andro ▁Herr era ▁ek ed ▁out ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁R ios ▁and ▁Jose ▁Daniel ▁Al vare z , ▁ 1 4 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 1 0 , ▁ 1 1 - 7 , ▁but ▁then ▁lost ▁to ▁Argentina ’ s ▁Daniel ▁Mag gi ▁and ▁Sh ai ▁Man z uri , ▁ 1 5 - 1 3 , ▁ 7 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 1 - 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁Franco ▁had ▁some ▁international ▁experience ▁coming ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁IR F ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁but ▁he ▁wasn ’ t ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁se eds ▁in ▁either ▁singles ▁or ▁doubles . ▁After ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁round , ▁Franco ▁was ▁seed ed ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁Men ’ s