SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Abanse Negrense spikers dominated pool play to secure the top spots heading into the knockout quarterfinals of the 2021 Gatorade-Philippine SuperLiga (PSL) Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup on Saturday at the Subic Bay sand courts here.
Alexa Polidario and Erjane Magdato powered Abanse Negrense to a three-game sweep of Pool A after making short work of Arianne Alarcon and Christina Canares of Kennedy Solar Energy-PetroGazz, 21-4, 21-7, even as Jennifer Cosas and Gelimae Villanueva of Abanse Negrense B also swept Pool B after taking down Jonah San Pedro and Javen Sabas of Toby’s Sports, 21-11, 21-9.Abanse Negrense squads are fighting for semifinal slots at press time with Magdato and Polidario battling Pool B cellar dweller Toby’s Sports with Cosas and Villanueva clashing with Kennedy Solar Energy-PetroGazz in the knockout quarterfinals.
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Meanwhile, Sta. Lucia teams bounced back from tough losses on Friday afternoon after hurdling their last pool assignments to seal the No. 2 spot.
After a tough 21-6, 14-21, 11-15 loss to Abanse Negrense B late Friday, DM Demontano and Jackie Estoquia of Sta. Lucia A vented their ire on Ella Viray and Theresa Ramas of United Auctioneers, Inc., 21-13, 21-14 to finish with 2-1 record for the second seed of Pool B. “We exerted more effort since we fell short in our last game,” Estoquia said.
“We have to do whatever it takes here in the quarterfinals. We have to be patient and bring out our best efforts since it’s a knockout game.”
Sta. Lucia B’s Jonah Sabete and Bang Pineda took down Jenny Senares and Kyla Gallego of F2 Logistics, 21-14, 21-13.
Pineda and Sabete were also eyeing a semis berth against United Auctioneers, while Demontano and Estoquia take on F2 Logistics.