MANILA – Defending champion University of Santo Tomas (UST) punched its ticket to the semifinals of the UAAP Season 87 girls’ beach volleyball tournament with a dominant 21-10, 23-21 victory over Adamson University on Sunday (26 Jana 2025) at Sands SM by the Bay in Pasay City.
UST’s dynamic duo, Cheng Dadang and Angelica Del Mar, showcased their dominance on the sand court, securing the win for their team. The victory lifted UST to a 3-1 record, tying them with Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-D) for second place in the standings.
Meanwhile, National University-Nazareth School (NUNS) grabbed the top spot with a perfect 4-0 record after Vilmarie Toos and Faith Mangyao powered their team to a 21-17, 21-14 win over FEU-D’s Sheena Cafe and Sheena Pascual.
The University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) earned its first win of the season, as Janella Guarino and rookie Anya Capus defeated De La Salle-Zobel’s Aislinn Alemaña and Kylie Celada, 21-15, 21-16.
With a 1-3 record, UPIS and Adamson University will face off for the final semifinal spot on Friday.
Boys’ Division Update
In the boys’ division, UST (4-0) strengthened its hold on a semifinal berth, as Michael Lagaran and Lance Malinao crushed UPIS’ Terren Villanueva and Marcus Bamba, 21-4, 21-5.
Reigning champion NUNS also secured a 3-1 record following Wayne Dionela and Kian Tan’s 21-7, 21-11 victory over De La Salle-Zobel’s Antonio Papa and Mario Roxas. Adamson joined NUNS in second place at 3-1 after Brice Malinao and Gian Ygot beat University of the East’s Clarence Gianan and Buenaventura Limpin, 21-10, 21-15.
Other results saw FEU-D’s Zedrick Calimlim and Sam Coronel dominating Ateneo’s Ken Nicolas and Santiago Avila, 21-7, 21-5. The Baby Tamaraws and Junior Green Spikers now share a 2-2 record, while the Junior Warriors and Junior Fighting Maroons sit at 1-3.
With the conclusion of these matches, the road to the semifinals is heating up across both divisions.
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