University of Santo Tomas achieved a historic sweep in the UAAP Season 88 high school beach volleyball tournament, capturing both the girls’ and boys’ championships at SM Sands by the Bay on Sunday.
The Tiger Sands completed a four-division sweep this season after previously ruling the collegiate men’s and women’s divisions last November.
In the girls’ finals, Cheng Dadang and Angelica Del Mar outlasted Adamson University’s Meagan Pineda and Ella Gonzalvo in a tightly contested three-set match, 24-22, 12-21, 15-13, to secure UST’s second girls’ beach volleyball crown.
Head coach John Paul Doloiras credited the program’s strong support system for the milestone achievement as they finished the tournament with a perfect 9-0 record.
“Kung may dapat pasalamatan dito, yung IPEA, sila Fr. Rodel (Cansancio), Sir Rod (Sambuang), at Ma’am Gigi (Camus). Kung ano yung binigay ko sa kanila, binibigay nila sa amin,” said Doloiras. “Hindi lang sila nakikita pero yung support system nandun talaga.
“Sobrang mahal ko rin yung mga bata at mas madami yung oras ko para sa kanila kaysa para sa pamilya ko. Ngayon, babawi na ako sa pamilya ko. Kailangan mo talagang ibigay yung lahat. Yun yung factors kaya nananalo kami ngayon,” he continued, as this is the first time a school won all four divisions of the event.
Dadang, a 17-year-old from Cagayan de Oro, was named the girls’ Most Valuable Player.
In the boys’ division, UST’s JP Apidian and Karl Escobar defeated National University Nazareth School standouts Kian Tan and Ethan Jadraque, 22-20, 21-18, to complete UST’s championship sweep.
Escobar, who started the tournament as the team’s third player, earned boys’ MVP honors.
Adamson settled for runner-up honors in the girls’ division, marking its best finish in the event, including when high school beach volleyball was still a demonstration sport. (AC)
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