05/09/2009 | 02:48 PM
MANILA, Philippines – University of San Agustin (USA) and University of Visayas salvaged podium finishes on Saturday during the medal round of the 13th Nestea Fit Beach Volleyball in Boracay.
USA’s duo of Krystle Marie Suizo and Jackielyn Estoquia defeated University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R), 21-12, 21-17 to salvage a third place finish in the women's division.
While the UV pair of Jade Becaldo and Precioso Bendijo Jr. rallied from an opening set loss to beat the Mohammad Reza Asakil-Halim Khan tandem of Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi, 14-21, 21-14, 15-11, to post a bronze medal finish in the men's side.
Adamson University, the only team outside of Visayas to reach the semifinals, sent USA to the consolation match with a 21-17, 21-18 triumph in their Final Four match and will dispute the women’s title against University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) which downed UNO-R, 21-17, 21-19, in the other semis match.
In the men's side, the Foundation University pair of Arnel Amadeo and Buensuceso Sayson earned the chance to defend their title when they brought down MSU-T, 21-15, 23-21, in their semifinal match and secure an all-Visayan final.
University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) defeated University of the Visayas (UV), 21-17, 21-19, to arrange a finals showdown with the reigning titlist. – Perry Legaspi, GMANews.TV
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