Defending champion University of Santo Tomas will have a new championship opponent in the UAAP Season 86 High School Girls’ Beach Volleyball Tournament in Far Eastern University-Diliman.
Khy Progella and Cameron Grace Villaluz upended National University Nazareth School’s Vilmarie Toos and Laiza Benigay, 21-17, 21-16, as the Junior Tiger Sands moved closer to retaining the title at the Sands SM By The Bay Saturday.
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UST has won all of its seven matches in the tournament.
Love Lopez and Sheena Cafe lifted the Baby Tamaraws to the league’s biggest stage following a 21-16, 21-14 conquest of Adamson University’s Shai Nitura and Fel Sagaysay.
The Junior Tiger Sands and the Baby Tamaraws clash in the winner-take-all Final on Sunday, while the Baby Falcons and the Bullpups dispute third place, also a one-match affair.
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In the boys’ division, FEU-D remained on course for a second straight title as Kyle Tandoc and Amet Bituin pulled off a 21-19, 21-18 win over UST’s John Michael Lagaran and Lance Malinao.
The Baby Tamaraws also defeated the Junior Tiger Sands on opening day.
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NUNS’ John Wayne Dionela and Rain Skyler Gemarino forged a title duel with FEU-D after defeating Adamson’s Brandy Clemente and Tommy Castrodes, 21-15, 21-16.
The Baby Tamaraws and the Bullpups clash for the gold on Sunday while the Junior Tiger Sands and the Baby Falcons battle for the bronze.
