Superliga teams beef up with top imports

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THE SHOPPING frenzy for imports in the Philippine Superliga is almost over.

Teams gearing up for the PSL Grand Prix, led by the defending champion Foton Tornadoes, have beefed up their respective rosters with reliable reinforcements for the season-ending conference that will start on Oct. 8.

The Tornadoes got a huge head-start after reportedly snagging Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher, Foton’s two foreign reinforcements in the recent AVC Women’s Club Championships.

Petron has signed up Americans Stephanie Niemer and Serena Warner in hopes of returning to the title picture.

Generika’s Lifesavers received a boost recently with the acquisition of Polina Liutikova of Ukraine and Darlene Ramdin of the United States.

Cignal, still title-less despite being a major contender in previous conferences, has singed up Puerto Rican Olympian Lynda Morales and American Laura Schaudt in a bid to go all the way this time.

Morales is coming back to the league after playing for RC Cola last year. She will try to lead a revamped Cignal roster that now includes Janine Marciano, Paneng Mercado and the returning Venus Bernal.

All Filipino Conference champion F2 Logistics is reportedly planning to hire the services of European players who will see action in the coming FIVB Women’s Club World Championships in Manila.

RC Cola-Army is still looking for imports who could help it cope with the possible absence of Jovelyn Gonzaga and Honey Royse Tubino who are both set to undergo an eight-month military training.