Foundation U crushes; FEU falls
By Romina Austria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:20:00 05/08/2009
Filed Under: Volleyball
BORACAY - Foundation University pushed San Beda to the brink of elimination yesterday as all but two of the six leg topnotchers won their opening-day matches in the 13th Nestea Fit Beach Volleyball national finals here.
Despite lacking practice, Foundation downed Luzon third-placer San Beda, 21-14, 21-18, and advanced against Mindanao State University-Tawi Tawi today.
MSU-Tawi Tawi, the Mindanao men’s winner and 2007 national men’s champion with a different set of players, prevailed over University of Mindanao Davao, 21-12, 21-16.
San Beda and reigning NCAA winner Letran, a 17-21, 12-21 loser to University of San Jose Recoletos, were scheduled to meet last night with the winner staying alive and the loser ending up ninth and last.
“We only had a week’s practice because we really got tired after the Visayas leg,” said Foundation U’s Buensuceso Sayson, a 19-year-old junior commerce major. “We rested and resumed training just a week ago.”
Sayson was referring to the April 16-18 qualifier in Mandaue City where temperatures rose as high as 36 degrees. Sayson and partner Arnel Amadeo, a three-year veteran, swept all their matches there.
The day’s biggest upset, however, was recorded by three-time Boracay qualifier University of San Agustin which downed back-to-back UAAP women’s champion Far Eastern University, 22-20, 21-19.
The USA pair also eliminated 2008 women’s national winner Southwestern University in the Visayas leg where it wound up third.
“We took advantage of the (afternoon) downpour,” said USA coach Jessie Lemana. “We made FEU run because we know it was difficult to move on wet sand.”
Krytle Marie Suizo and Jackielyn Estoquia repeatedly frustrated FEU's Anna Camille Abanto and Marigail Tolentino with baseline shots.
FEU held a 12-9 advantage in the second set but the high-flying Suizo took over with powerful smashes, allowing USA to move ahead.
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