Perpetual Help Lady Altas top NCAA beach volley

MANILA—University of Perpetual Help System Dalta bagged the women’s championship and finished runner-up in the men’s and juniors divisions to wind up best performer in the 87th NCAA beach volleyball tournament at La Salle Green Hills.

Norie Jane Diaz and April Anne Sartin rallied from 0-5 down in the third and deciding set to turn back Letran’s Gena Keeshia Andaya and Marinelle Jane Carolino, 21-18, 18-21, 15-12, and complete a three-peat for the Lady Altas.

Sartin wound up as Most Valuable Player while Perpetual Help’s Michael Rafael was adjudged Best Coach.

Perpetual’s high school team of Kin Harold Dayadante, Jherald Martinez and Chris Soriano, however, fell short in their back-to-back title bid after losing to Emilio Aguinaldo’s Jopet Movido, Jerrus Moya and Denzel Rasing, 21-19, 15-21, 10-15.

The Altas’men’s team of Jay dela Cruz, Marcelo Joaquin and Sandy Domenick Montero fell to Arellano U’s Jophius Christian Banang, John Carlo Lozada and Chris Salvador, 21-13, 18-21.

“The school is proud of their accomplishments, we’ll try again next season,” said league president and Policy Board chair Anthony Tamayo of host Perpetual.