Cherry Macatangay, awesome with her spikes and impressive with her blocks, came out strong in the first set but could not sustain her form as the Thais quickly adjusted and reasserted their supremacy with solid team play.
With the loss, the RP volleybelles, who closed out with a 2-2 mark, settled for a bronze medal in the event they prepared long and hard for.
Pleumjit Thinkaow and Saymai Paladsrichhuwy played true to form to carry the Thais to the straight-set victory. The Thais gun for a sweep against the Singaporeans at 2 p.m. today. — Antonieta Lopez