SANTA ANA, Cagayan — Ranran Abdilla and Jaron Requinton of Creamline 1 went perfect in four Pool A matches after defeating KR Guzman and Jeremiah Barrica of EVI Construction, 21-18, 21-14, Sunday in the BVR on Tour first leg here.
Abdilla and Requinton’s also had strong finish in their first match of the day, sweeping Joven Camaganakan and Rhenze Hu of DeliRush 2, 21-18, 21-5.
Guzman and Barrica failed to follow up their 21-18, 21-14 conquest of Creamline 3’s Pemie Bagalay and Jeffer Guerrero. They finish second in Pool A at 3-1, enough to join the Cool Smashers in Monday’s semifinals.
Despite the loss – the first after three consecutive wins – EVI has already claimed a spot in the semis.
Creamline 2’s Jude Garcia and Krung Arbasto dodged an upset bid from Tuguegarao’s James Pecaña and AJ Pareja, 21-18, 20-22, 15-12. They become the Pool B winners at 5-0.
PLDT’s Efraem Dimaculangan and Rancel Varga topped Army-FSD Makati 1’s Randy Fallorina and Jason Uy, 21-17, 21-11. They finish second behind Creamline 2 in Pool B at 4-1.
Falling short of making it to the semifinals, Negros Occidental Beach Volleyball Club’s Deanne Neil De Pedro and Ehljay Ronquillo ended their Pool B stint with a two-match winning streak. They ran rampant over DeliRush 1’s Evan Laraya and Julius Sioson, 21-9, 21-16.
Creamline 3 settled for third in Pool A, Bagalay and Guerrero downed Army-FSD Makati 2’s Joel Villonson and Josh Barrica, 21-17, 30-28, for second win in four matches.
The BVR on Tour Santa Ana is sponsored by Smart Sports, Santa Ana LGU, Tuguegarao LGU, Board Member Aj Ponce, Congressman Junjun Nolasco, TikTok Philippines, EVI Construction, Savepoint Plus, Xentro Mall, Toyota Tuguegarao, Ibuprofen Paracetamol Alaxan FR, Summit Natural Drinking Water, Enervon and Enervon Activ, and supported by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation.
