Court 2:
In the battle of top seeded UP and last place NU, a dominant performance from Mary Ann Maranon at the 1st singles set the tone for UP to sweep their NU counterparts.
Women’s Singles 1: Mary Ann Maranon (UP) def. Zyrish Camba 2:0
UP 1 – NU 0
Maranon dictated the pace of the match, defeating Camba 21 – 5 at the first set. The 2nd set didn’t go any better for Camba, as she lost soundly to Maranon, 21 – 3.
Aggregate score: Maranon 42 – Camba 8
Total match time: 25 min.
Women’s Singles 2: Paola Beatriz Bernardo (UP) def. Loverly Dezelle Magallano (NU) 2:0
UP 2 – NU 0
The start of the 1st set had both players trading points until Bernardo went on a big 6 point run. She never looked back as she ended the set, 21 – 12. They say that badminton is a game of runs, with both teams going on their individual runs. The 2nd set can be described as a game of runs, except they all came from Bernardo. She’d go on 3, 4, and even 5-point runs while her opponent would only be able to take a single point. Bernard ended the slaughter on a 21 – 5 victory.
Aggregate score: Bernardo 42 – Magallano 17
Total match time: 18 mins.
Women’s Doubles 1: Patricia Sofia Alcasid and Maria Elisha Ongcuangco (UP) def. Mary Keren Kazziah Cuilao and Loverly Dezelle Magallano (NU) 2:0
UP 3 – NU 0 (UP wins)
The first set started out as a close contest, but 3 consecutive points from Ongcuangco sealed any hope NU had of winning the set. UP won, 21 – 18. The 2nd set was close until Ongcuangco scored 7 straight points to put her team ahead for good, winning the match 21 – 13.
Aggregate score: Alcasid (20) Ongcuangco (22) 42 – Cuilao (14) Magallano (17) 31
Total match time: 30
Women’s Doubles 2: Marina Caculitan and Mary Ann Maranon (UP) def. Jhayvin May Dizon and Rhianca Lawis (NU) 2:0
UP 4 – NU 0 (UP wins)
The match started close until Maranon blew the lead open with 5 consecutive points. Her NU counterparts were never able to catch up as she led her team to victory in the first set, 21 – 11. Maranon started the 2nd set with 6 straight points, eventually earning the victory 21 – 11.
Aggregate score: Caculitan (16) Maranon (26) 42 – Dizon (7) Lawis (14) 21
Total match time: 24 mins
Women’s Singles 3: Jessie Francisco (UP) def. Mary Keren Kazziah Cuilao (NU) 2:0
UP 5 – NU 0 (UP wins)
Francisco was able to earn a small lead early to start the game. Despite Cuilao’s attempts to catch up, Francisco never gave up the lead, winning 21 – 16. 5 straight points from Francisco greeted Cuilao to start the 2nd set. Francisco eventually went on an even bigger 6 point run that helped her gain the victory, 21 – 13.
Aggregate score: Francisco 42 – Cuilao 29
Total match time: 25 mins
Aggregate sets won: UP 10 – NU 0
