MANILA – Abanse Negrense’s Bea Tan and Jennifer Cosas and Grass to Bone’s Honey Grace Cordero and Roma Joy Doromal had a dominant start in the Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour Sipalay City leg at the Poblacion Beach on Saturday afternoon.
Tan and Cosas, who placed third in Candon leg last week, made short work of Ateneo’s Jana Cane and Yumi Furukawa 21-19, 21-6, and DLSU’s Baby Jyne Soreño and Lorien Gamboa, 21-19, 21-12, to lead Pool A.
Cordero and Doromal, meanwhile, went through the wringer before hacking out a 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 win over Pontevedra’s Erjane Magdato and Edrilyn Carbajosa before a 21-9, 21-8 sweep of Janelle Malala and Trisha Mae Geneblaza of Sipalay to top Pool B.
Team Preska’s Bianca Lizares and MJ Ebro also had a strong start in Pool C as they downed the other DLSU duo of Negrenses Maicah Larroza and Matet Espina, 21-18, 21-16.
Gelimae Villanueva and Kyla Gallego of Pontevedra also made a statement in their title aspirations with a dominant 21-3, 21-3 rout of Sipalay duo in Jeyanah Ledesma and Alexandra Agda.
Soreño and Gamboa, both BVR on Tour debutants, opened their campaign with a 21-12, 21-12 conquest of Sipalay’s Jastine Amaro and Kimberly Debuyan before they lost to Abanse Negrense.
In the men’s division, first leg winners Ranran Abdilla and Rancel Varga sustained their dominant ways as overpowered Arbel Belleza and Rowell Panaguiton of Sipalay, 21-9, 21-13, in Pool A.
DLSU’s Vince Maglinao and Andre Espejo are undefeated in two Pool C matches after beating Michael Arañez and Dan Mark Claridad of Sipalay, 21-11, 21-9, and Toto de Pedro and Eljhay Ronquillo of Abanse Negrense, 10-21, 22-20, 18-16.
De Pedro and Ronquillo, who defeated Ateneo’s Amil Pacinio and Jian Salarzon, 21-18, 21-14, and Sipalay’s Michael Arañez and Dan Mark Claridad, 19-21, 21-12, 15-6, settled for a 2-1 record in Pool C.
In Pool B, AJ Pareja and Vincent Nadera of Beach Volleyball Manila set in motion its championship bid with a 21-10, 25-23 triumph over John Joseph Mirasol and Johnrel Talita of Sipalay./PN
