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Perpetual Help Lady Altas in NCAA women’s beach volleyball Season 98. – NCAA/GMA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Perpetual Help dominated day one of the NCAA Season 98 men’s and women’s beach volleyball tournament in Subic, Zambales on Tuesday.
Both Perpetual squads, both finalists in Season 94 but unable to win the title, went undefeated to start the tournament, which returned after a three-season hiatus, and finished the opening day with the same 3-0 card.
The Altas started their onslaught with a 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 win over Arellano. They quickly trailed Letran in the evening, 21-17, 26-24, followed by another victory against Jose Rizal University, 21-11, 21-17.
The Lady Altas, on the other hand, started the first day of the tournament with three consecutive sweeps. They fended off Benilde in the morning, 21-12, 21-14, and continued their dominance with a 21-15, 21-16 romping of the Lady Knights in the afternoon. They then finished the day by trumping JRU, 21-8, 21-12.
Defending women’s champion San Beda ended the morning’s play with a sweep of Arellano, 21-15, 21-19.
San Sebastian also came away with a tight win to open the event with a three-set win over the Lady Pirates, 21-12, 19-21, 15-12.
Letran also started the season with a win over the Lady Cardinals, 21-13, 21-15, while EAC defeated JRU, 21-14, 21-14. St. Benilde then handed Lyceum its second loss of the day with a squeaker win 22-20, 21-18.
Mapua got back in the win column with a 21-13, 14-21, 16-14 win over the Lady Bombers while the Lady Generals stayed undefeated with a 21-10, 21-12 win over Arellano.
Perpetual Help Altas in NCAA men’s beach volleyball Season 98. – NCAA/GMA PHOTO
The Lady Blazers ended the first day with a 2-1 record after defeating the Lady Stags, 21-16, 21-15. The Lady Knights won their match against SBU, 21-18, 21-17.
If Letran won the match against San Beda in the women’s game, it was a different story in the men’s division as the Red Lions swept the Knights, 21-14, 21-14, in the penultimate match of the day.
San Sebastian opened the men’s event with a sweep of SBU, 21-17, 21-12. Letran, meanwhile, won its first game of the day 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 against the Cardinals.
Defending the king of the sand, EAC blew away JRU in three sets, 21-16, 17-21, 16-14, to start their championship defense on a high note.
The Blazers also came out of the gate shooting down the Pirates, 22-20, 21-18, while Arellano defeated the Red Lions for the second time of the day, 16-21, 21-18, 15-12.
Mapua bounced back in the evening with a 21-19, 24-22 dub against the Heavy Bombers. The defending champion, moreover, continued smoothly after defeating Lyceum, 21-14, 21-13.
CSB also got another win under its belt with a long revenge win 21-18, 30-28 against San Sebastian.
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