The UE Red Shuttlers were not able to take advantage of Rochelle Andres’ excellent first game showing to drop the next singles match and both doubles matches against the Adamson University Soaring Falcons at the Badminton Hall of the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, last August 13, 2014.
Women’s Singles Match 1: Rochelle Andres (UE) def. Christine Garin (AdU), 2:0
UE 1 – 0 AdU
Rochelle Andres, from the UE-side, started the first game on fire, as she blitzed her way to an early 8-1 lead in the game. Christine Garin would rally back to close the gap 13-10 midway but was over matched by Andres. Andres displayed good court control the rest of the way, winning with a dominant 21 – 14 win. Knowing the tendencies in movement of her opponent, Rochelle Andres would impose her will in the game in a short 10 minute blow-out of Garin. Rochelle Andres led by as much as 20-6 before closing the game and the match at 21-10.
Aggregate Score: Andres 42 – Garin 24
Total Match Time: 26 mins.
Women’s Singles Match 2: Jean Lucas (AdU) def. Heidi Rosal (UE), 2:0
UE 1 – 1 AdU
Heidi Rosal looked to ride the momentum of teammate Rochelle Andres. Heidi Rosal would storm to an early 8-2 lead over Lady Falcon Jean Lucas. The 11th point break had Rosal leading the match 11-5. Jean Lucas slowly crawled back to tie the game at 17. It was a slow come-back filled with long rallies ending with short returns from Rosal. With the game tied at 19, Jean Lucas would make the final push to score the last 2 points of the game, which included a drop by Lucas. On a high from winning the first set, Jean Lucas cruised her way to an imposing 18-8 lead in the second set. Demoralized, Heidi Rosal never found her groove, losing the game and the match 21-13.
Aggregate Score: Lucas 42 – Rosal 32
Total Match Time: 30 mins.
Women’s Doubles Match 1: Christine Garin and Geilyn Ochoa (AdU) def. Rochelle Andres and Kimverly Gatpolintan (UE), 2:0
UE 1 – 2 AdU
Both sets were not as close as one would think in reading the final score. During the first game, Geilyn Ochoa led her team by displaying perfect back-court defense against the UE team. They would never forego of the lead at any point in the set routing UE with the score of 21-16. The 2nd game saw Ochoa’s teammate, Christine Garin, take the lead for the tandem. With the game tied at 11 after the 11th point break, Christine Garin took advantage of high lobs from Andres and Gatpolintan with excellent returns to win the game 21-16.
Aggregate Score: Garin (22) and Ochoa (20) 42 – Andres (15) and Gatpolintan (17) 32
Total Match Time: 32 mins.
Women’s Doubles Match 2: Mikaela Aquino and Jean Lucas (AdU) def. Heidi Rosal and Lyra Rosal (UE), 2:0
UE 1 – 3 AdU (AdU wins)
The Rosal sisters were looking to continue on their winning ways after successful outings last weekend. The sisters would lead early on before the tandem of Mikaela Aquino and Jean Lucas would tie the game at 9. Aquino and Lucas, both composed and steady all through-out, would gain the lead for the Falcons to be at match point with a 3 point advantage over the UE Red Shuttlers. Not willing to give-up, Heidi Rosal would keep their hopes afloat converting 2 returns into points. With the score at 20-19, Lyra Rosal would not successfully convert on a short drop return to give the AdU tandem the game. The 2nd set would serve as the deciding game for the match as Mikaela Aquino and Jean Lucas would be in-sync at all frames to win 21-14.
Aggregate Score: Aquino (21) and Lucas (21) 42 – H. Rosal (16) and L. Rosal (17) 33
Total Match Time: 25 mins.
Women’s Singles Match 3: Kimverly Gatpolintan (UE) def. Mikaela Aquino (AdU), 2:1
UE 2 – 3 AdU (AdU wins)
Mikaela Aquino, playing two straight matches for the Falcons, was fatigued and slow on her feet during the first game of this match. Gatpolintan’s low drops and high lobs were the difference as it confused Aquino during the games’ long rallies. Gatpolintan would blow the game wide-open and win the first game 21-10. The second set saw Aquino gain her second wind as she would never relinquish her lead in the 2nd game to tie the games at 1-all. However, Mikaela Aquino was just too winded and fatigued in the 3rd and deciding set. Using the same game plan she had in the 1st, Gatpolintan would again use low drops and high drops in which Aquino could not return late in the game. Gatpolintan won the game and the match 21 – 12.
Aggregate Score: Gatpolintan 60 – Aquino 43
Total Match Time: 48 mins.
Aggregate Games Won: UE 4 – 7 AdU
