MANILA, Philippines — Humataw ang Alas Pilipinas ng dalawang panalo sa women’s division ng Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships pool kahapon sa Nuvali Sand Courts sa City of Santa Rosa.
Tinalo nina Pinay bets Khylem Progella at Sofiah Pagara sina Shauna Polley at Olivia MacDonald ng New Zealand, 21-19, 21-18, sa Pool E play ng event na pinamamahalaan ng Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).
Pinadapa nina Gen Eslapor at Kly Orillaneda sina Yekaterina Ryukhova at Anastassiya Ukolova ng Kazakhstan, 21-19, 21-13, sa Pool F sa torneong may basbas ng Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) na pinamumunuan din ni PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara.
Minalas naman sina Pinoy spikers Rancel Varga and Lerry John Francisco kina D’Artagnan Potts at Jack Pearse ng Australia, 11-21, 16-21.
Bigo rin sina Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists Ran Abdilla at James Buytrago kina Alani Nicklin at Thomas Hartles ng New Zealand, 20-22, 19-21.
Samantala, sinimulan nina AVC Beach Tour Nuvali Open champions Jana Milutinovic at Stefanie Fejes ng Australia ang kanilang kampanya sa 21-11, 21-13 paggupo kina Japanese qualifiers Kana Motomura at Nayu Motomura.
Winalis nina top-rated Chinese pair Wang Jingzhe at Xia Xinyi sina Indonesian qualifiers Kaize Josephine Selvina Anasthasya at Melinda Novita Sari Devi, 21-14, 21-10, sa event na suportado ng Nuvali, Ayala Land, Rebisco, Smart, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, City of Santa Rosa, Mikasa, Senoh, Asics, Akari, Sip, Cignal, One Sports, One Sports Plus at Pilipinas Live.
Dinaig nina Tara Phillips at Kayl Mears ng Australia sina Laura Kabulbekova at Nadezhda Ivanchenko ng Kazakhstan, 21-12, 21-13.