3-0 start for Philippines beach volley pairs

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippines got off to a hot start in the Smart Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Tour Nuvali Open with three huge straight-sets victories yesterday in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Ran Abdilla and AJ Pareja outhustled Australia’s Potts D’Artagnan and Ben Hood, 21-17, 21-19, in the first match at center court of the world-class Nuvali Sand Courts by Ayala Land to spark the other Philippine pair – James Buytrago and Rancel Varga – which overpowered Indonesia’s Yogi Hermawan and Ketut Ardana, 21-11, 21-9.

Gen Eslapor and Kly Orillaneda joined the fun by dispatching Singapore’s Cecilia Huichin Soh and Tin Wing Chan, 21-9, 21-15.