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REIGNING boys’ champion University of the East
swept all their first round assignments, while University of Santo
Tomas completed a three-game sweep in the girls’ division in the
UAAP juniors volleyball tournament over the weekend at the UE Gym.
The Redshirts waylaid the Tiger
Cubs, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20, for a 4-0 slate, while the Tigresses
topped defending girls’ champion Redskirts, 25-22, 13-25, 14-25,
25-20, 15-7, in the rematch of Season 69 finals.
La Salle-Zobel ended up in second
behind UE in the boys’ standings with a 3-1 slate after posting a
29-27, 25-23, 25-20 win over Ateneo.
With two successive losses, the
Blue Eaglets (2-2) placed third.
UST finished in fourth with a 1-3
slate, while the UP Integrated School are winless in four games.
The Junior Red Skirts took second
spot with a 2-1 mark, while No. 3 Junior Lady Archers has a 1-2
record and the Junior Lady Maroons are winless in three starts.
Meanwhile, the Ateneo men’s and
women’s teams top the charts in the football standings after first
round action ended on Sunday at the Ateneo field.
Gino Tingson scored a 28th-minute
goal as the Blue Booters edged the Red Warriors, 1-0, for a 4-0-1
(win-draw-loss) record for 12 points.
Ateneo and La Salle battled to a
scoreless draw, but the Katipunan lady booters still ended up on top
with a 2-2-0 win-draw-loss slate for a total of eight points.
In other men’s matches, UST and
Far Eastern University settled their duel with a 2-2 standoff, while
the game between La Salle and UP ended in a scoreless draw.
Reigning MVP Ruchelle Latap shot
three goals, as the Lady Tamaraws whipped the Lady Maroons, 7-1, in
the only other women’s match.
In baseball, Adamson nipped
titleholder UST, 5-3; while University of the Philippines bamboozled
Ateneo, 11-0, in seven innings on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial
Baseball Stadium.
In the other match, National
University downed La Salle, 10-5.
The Growling Tigers and the
Fighting Maroons are now tied on top with 4-1 records, while the
Bulldogs are in third with a 3-2 card.
With an even 2-2 slate, the
Falcons are No. 4, while the Blue Eagles and Green Archers are at
1-4 and 0-4 records, respectively.
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